(2481) Bürgi
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Asteroid (2481) Bürgi |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2,570 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.263 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.893 AU - 3.247 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.265 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.12 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | October 18, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 UQ, 1948 RF 1 , 1948 RM, 1956 LF, 1977 TJ 4 |
| 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. | |
(2481) Bürgi is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 18, 1977 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
The asteroid is named after the watchmaker and instrument maker Jost Bürgi (1552–1632).