(243002) Lemmy
Asteroid (243002) Lemmy |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1551 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2108 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4900 AU - 3.8203 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.2753 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 110.8039 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 132.4016 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | January 12, 2016 |
Sidereal period | 5.60 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 2.367 (± 0.547) km |
Albedo | 0.095 (± 0.039) |
Absolute brightness | 16.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Andrew Becker |
Date of discovery | October 11, 2006 |
Another name | 2006 TG 119 , 2004 FX 88 |
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. |
(243002) Lemmy is an asteroid of the main outer belt . It was discovered on October 11, 2006 by the American astronomer Andrew Becker at the Apache Point Observatory ( IAU code 645) in New Mexico .
The asteroid was named on November 14, 2016 after Lemmy Kilmister (1945-2015), the singer and bassist of the rock band Motörhead . In 2014 an asteroid was named after Motörhead: (250840) Motörhead .
See also
Web links
- (243002) Lemmy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (243002) Lemmy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances of (243002) Lemmy according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)