(2465) Wilson
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Asteroid (2465) Wilson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.754 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0733 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.552 ± 0.001 AU - 2.956 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.8531 ± 0.0379 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 293.9730 ± 0.0703 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 5.8814 ± 0.7828 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 2nd November 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.57 a ± 0.1144 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 21.685 ± 0.091 km |
| Albedo | 0.024 ± 0.013 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Ch |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
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| Date of discovery | August 2, 1949 |
| Another name | 1949 PK ; 1949 QS; 1949 SK; 1968 XD; 1971 KH; 1981 PT |
| 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. | |
(2465) Wilson ( 1949 PK ; 1949 QS ; 1949 SK ; 1968 XD ; 1971 KH ; 1981 PT ) is an approximately 22-kilometer asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on August 2, 1949 by the German (then: Federal Republic of Germany ) astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth was discovered at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024).
designation
(2465) Wilson was named after the astronomer Sir Robert Wilson (1927-2002) from the United Kingdom, who was professor of astronomy at University College London . He was instrumental in the development of the International Ultraviolet Explorer , a space telescope , and was Vice President of the International Astronomical Union . The naming was suggested by the American astronomer Conrad Bardwell .
See also
Web links
- (2465) Wilson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2465) Wilson 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 12, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1949 PK. Discovered 1949 Aug. 2 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. ”