(2490) Bussolini
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Asteroid (2490) Bussolini |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6096 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1326 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2635 ± 0.0011 AU - 2.9556 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.9614 ± 0.0523 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 212.6057 ± 0.1763 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 210.5148 ± 0.2476 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 23rd July 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.22 a ± 0.1088 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 11.725 ± 0.081 km |
| Albedo | 0.223 ± 0.043 |
| Rotation period | 24 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Felix Aguilar Observatory
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| Date of discovery | 3rd January 1976 |
| Another name | 1976 AG ; 1962 WN 2 ; 1977 KK; 1978 NT 3 ; 1978 QH |
| 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. | |
(2490) Bussolini ( 1976 AG ; 1962 WN 2 ; 1977 KK ; 1978 NT 3 ; 1978 QH ) is an asteroid about twelve kilometers in size in the central main belt , which was discovered on January 3, 1976 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory in the El Leoncito National Park in the province of San Juan in Argentina ( IAU code 808). It belongs to the Eunomia family, a group of asteroids named after (15) Eunomia .
designation
(2490) Bussolini was named after the solar physicist Juan A. Bussolini (1905–1966). He was director of the Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica de San Miguel , member of the commission of the International Year of the Calm Sun and an important sponsor of the Felix Aguilar Observatory.
See also
Web links
- (2490) Bussolini in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2490) Bussolini in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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 14, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1976 AG. Discovered 1976 Jan. 3 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2489) Suvorov | numbering | (2491) Tvashtri |