(24944) Harish-Chandra
Asteroid (24944) Harish-Chandra |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.6915 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1685 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2379 AU - 3.1450 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5928 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.42 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.15 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 14.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
Date of discovery | June 11, 1997 |
Another name | 1997 LZ 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. |
(24944) Harish-Chandra is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 June 1997 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code 684) was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Indian mathematician Harish-Chandra (1923–1983).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Harish-Chandra: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (24944) Harish-Chandra in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (24944) Harish-Chandra in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).