(2396) Kochi
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Asteroid (2396) Kochi |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7952 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0709 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5969 AU - 2.9934 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.5914 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 158.4251 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 51.5248 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.67 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.82 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| Spectral class | SMASSII Sa |
| history | |
| Explorer | T. Seki |
| Date of discovery | February 9, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 CB , 1939 FT, 1953 EV, 1972 FJ, 1978 RY 3 |
| 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. | |
(2396) Kochi is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 9 February 1981 by the Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory ( IAU code was discovered 372).
It was named after the city of Kōchi , the administrative seat of the prefecture of Kōchi on the Japanese island of Shikoku , where the discoverer of the asteroid was born. The city is the location of the Kōchi Castle , which is not a replica of the post-war period, but has been partially preserved in its original state.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Kochi: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2396) Kochi in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2396) Kochi in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).