(2434) Bateson
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Asteroid (2434) Bateson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0835 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1702 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5587 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.6083 ± 0.0003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.6183 ± 0.0505 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 27.3624 ± 0.1617 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 284.0333 ± 0.2593 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 28, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.41 a ± 0.2103 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.751 ± 2.944 km |
| Albedo | 0.197 ± 0.103 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Alan C. Gilmore , Pamela Margaret Kilmartin
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| Date of discovery | May 27, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 KA ; 1932 HC; 1955 VC; 1959 GU; 1966 VP; 1973 AK 2 ; 1977 TV 3 ; 1977 VV 1 |
| 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. | |
(2434) Bateson ( 1981 KA ; 1932 HC ; 1955 VC ; 1959 GU ; 1966 VP ; 1973 AK 2 ; 1977 TV 3 ; 1977 VV 1 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt approximately 17 kilometers in size , which appeared on May 27, 1981 from the New Zealand astronomers Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela Margaret Kilmartin at the Mt John University Observatory on Mount John in the Mackenzie District in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand ( IAU code 474).
designation
(2434) Bateson was named after the New Zealand astronomer Frank Bateson (1909-2007), who from 1928 was director of the department for variable stars at the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand . His work led to the establishment of the Mt John University Observatory, where he worked as an astronomer until 1968.
See also
Web links
- (2434) Bateson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2434) Bateson 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 KA. Discovered 1981 May 27 by AC Gilmore and PM Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo. "