(2491) Tvashtri
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Asteroid (2491) Tvashtri |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 1.8776 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0544 ± 0.00005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7755 ± 0.0009 AU - 1.9798 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.8698 ± 0.0513 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 125.2923 ± 0.1109 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 183.5954 ± 0.4518 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 30, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 2.57 a ± 0.0459 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 3.259 ± 0.080 km |
| Albedo | 0.561 ± 0.207 |
| Rotation period | 4.0852 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.68 likes |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 William Lawrence Sebok
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| Date of discovery | February 15, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 CB |
| 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. | |
(2491) Tvashtri ( 1977 CB ) is an asteroid about three kilometers in size of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 15, 1977 by the American astronomer William Lawrence Sebok at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) was discovered.
designation
(2491) Tvashtri was named after Tvashtri , who is the divine artist in the Vedic and is considered to be the creator of all living beings and the whole world.
See also
Web links
- (2491) Tvashtri in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2491) Tvashtri 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 14, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 CB. Discovered 1977 Feb. 15 by W. Sebok at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2490) Bussolini | numbering | (2492) Kutuzov |