(2415) Ganesa
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Asteroid (2415) Ganesa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6591 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0379 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5583 ± 0.001 AU - 2.7599 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.3729 ± 0.0369 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 89.7732 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 209.2911 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 13, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 4.34 a ± 0.01 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 15.501 ± 0.168 km |
| Albedo | 0.106 ± 0.008 |
| Rotation period | 8 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Henry Lee Giclas
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| Date of discovery | October 28, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 UJ ; 1961 XO; 1965 VL; 1965 WB; 1974 VG 1 ; 1976 GF; 1980 DJ; 1981 JV; 1981 LN |
| 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. | |
(2415) Ganesa ( 1978 UJ ; 1961 XO ; 1965 VL ; 1965 WB ; 1974 VG 1 ; 1976 GF ; 1980 DJ ; 1981 JV ; 1981 LN ) is an asteroid approximately 16 kilometers in size in the main central belt that was found on October 28, 1978 discovered by the American astronomer Henry Lee Giclas at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2415) Ganesa was named after the Hindu deity Ganesha , who is considered the son of Shiva and Parvati in Hinduism . The asteroid (1170) Siva was named after Shiva and the asteroid (2847) Parvati after Parvati .
See also
Web links
- (2415) Ganesa in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2415) Ganesa in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
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 10, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1978 UJ. Discovered 1978 Oct. 28 by HL Giclas at Anderson Mesa. "