(2433) Sootiyo

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Asteroid
(2433) Sootiyo
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.6063 ± 0.00001  AU
eccentricity 0.2225 ± 0.0004
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0265 ± 0.001 AU - 3.1861 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.3657 ± 0.0485 °
Length of the ascending node 188.2633 ± 0.2414 °
Argument of the periapsis 71.3033 ± 0.262 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 7th August 2019
Sidereal period 4.21 a ± 0.0866 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.076 ± 0.136 km
Albedo 0.304 ± 0.062
Rotation period 7.2298 h
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
history
Explorer United StatesUnited States Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery April 5th 1981
Another name 1981 GJ ; 1939 KA; 1960 KA; 1969 QF; 1974 VZ 1 ; 1978 SG 6 ; 1978 UL
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(2433) Sootiyo ( 1981 GJ ; 1939 KA ; 1960 KA ; 1969 QF ; 1974 VZ 1 ; 1978 SG 6 ; 1978 UL ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was released on April 5, 1981 by the US Astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).

designation

(2433) Sootiyo was named after a term from the language of the Hopi , who belong to the Pueblo culture . Sootiyo means "star boy". The name has the same cultural background as the name of the asteroid (2432) Soomana .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 GJ. Discovered 1981 Apr. 5 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "