(2430) Bruce Helin
Asteroid (2430) Bruce Helin |
|
---|---|
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.3619 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2148 ± 0.0006 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8546 ± 0.0013 AU - 2.8691 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.4597 ± 0.058 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 45.8513 ± 0.0966 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 309.7945 ± 0.1586 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 31, 2021 |
Sidereal period | 3.63 a ± 0.079 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 12.467 ± 0.318 km |
Albedo | 0.238 ± 0.032 |
Rotation period | 128 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
Spectral class |
Tholen: S SMASSII: Sl |
history | |
Explorer | Eleanor Helin , Eugene Shoemaker |
Date of discovery | November 8, 1977 |
Another name | 1977 VC ; 1976 JU 1 ; A908 toilet |
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. |
(2430) Bruce Helin ( 1977 VC ; 1976 JU 1 ; A908 WC ) is an approximately twelve kilometer large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on November 8, 1977 by the American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory on Palomar Mountain was discovered about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2430) Bruce Helin was named after Bruce Helin , the son of the explorer Eleanor Helin.
See also
Web links
- (2430) Bruce Helin in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2430) Bruce Helin 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 11, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 VC. Discovered 1977 Nov. 8 by EF Helin and EM Shoemaker at Palomar. "