(2432) Soomana
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Asteroid (2432) Soomana |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3509 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1138 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0833 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.6185 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.7631 ± 0.0457 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 7.8169 ± 0.0291 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 81.1602 ± 0.3679 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 29, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.6 a ± 0.0743 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.387 ± 0.083 km |
| Albedo | 0.348 ± 0.037 |
| Rotation period | 3.206 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | March 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 FA ; 1941 BR; 1952 DW; 1961 TK; 1972 TP 4 ; 1972 VN; A907 VM |
| 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. | |
(2432) Soomana ( 1981 FA ; 1941 BR ; 1952 DW ; 1961 TK ; 1972 TP 4 ; 1972 VN ; A907 VM ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered by the US astronomer on March 30, 1981 Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2432) Soomana was named after a term from the language of the Hopi , who belong to the Pueblo culture . Soomana means "star girl". The name has the same cultural background as the name of the asteroid (2433) Sootiyo .
See also
Web links
- (2432) Soomana in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2432) Soomana 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): “1981 FA. Discovered 1981 Mar. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "