(2410) Morrison
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Asteroid (2410) Morrison |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2155 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0625 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0772 AU - 2.3539 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3965 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 126.5422 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 62.4325 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.30 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.00 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII : Sl |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | 3rd January 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 AF , 1953 XH 1 , 1955 HH, 1958 FA, 1968 HH, 1969 TG, 1971 DC, 1979 QF 10 , A905 CA |
| 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. | |
(2410) Morrison is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 3, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station (IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the astronomer David Morrison, who worked at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu . With the name, his research on the radiometric properties of asteroids in the infrared range was honored. These formed the basis for differentiating the surface albedo and composition of the asteroids. He also worked out a taxonomic system of asteroids and the distribution of the different types within the main belt.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Morrison: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2410) Morrison in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (2410) Morrison in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).