(2395) Ahoy
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Asteroid (2395) Ahoy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0834 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.044 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9477 ± 0.0009 AU - 3.2192 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.3028 ± 0.0346 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 100.4605 ± 0.0008 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 162.0418 ± 0.0008 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 1, 2022 |
| Sidereal period | 5.41 a ± 0.1481 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.392 ± 0.131 km |
| Albedo | 0.034 ± 0.006 |
| Rotation period | 7.88033 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Richard Eugene McCrosky , Cheng-yuan Shao , G. Schwartz , JH Bulger |
| Date of discovery | March 17, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 FA ; 1967 JB; 1974 SS 1 ; 1977 DC 2 ; 1979 QO 1 , 1982 BN 1 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(2395) Aho ( 1977 FA ; 1967 JB ; 1974 SS 1 ; 1977 DC 2 ; 1979 QO 1 , 1982 BN 1 ) is an approximately 20 kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered by US astronomers on March 17, 1977 Richard Eugene McCrosky , Cheng-yuan Shao , G. Schwartz and JH Bulger at the Oak Ridge Observatory (then part of the Harvard College Observatory as Agassiz Station ) ( IAU code 801).
designation
(2395) Aho was named after the astronomer Arne J. Aho .
See also
Web links
- (2395) Aho in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2395) Aho in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 6, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 FA. Discovered 1977 Mar. 17 at the Harvard College Observatory at Harvard. "