(2516) Novel
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Asteroid (2516) novel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2791 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1652 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9027 ± 0.0006 AU - 2.6556 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.0934 ± 0.0351 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 123.3996 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 313.7661 ± 0.0002 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 28, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.44 a ± 0.0583 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 4.408 ± 0.061 km |
| Albedo | 0.301 ± 0.072 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Indiana Asteroid Program
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| Date of discovery | November 6, 1964 |
| Another name | 1964 VY ; 1964 VG 2 ; 1974 SH; 1976 GB 6 |
| 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. | |
(2516) Roman ( 1964 VY ; 1964 VG 2 ; 1974 SH ; 1976 GB 6 ) is an approximately four kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on November 6, 1964 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760). A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2516) Roman was named after the American astronomer Nancy Roman (1925-2018), who was instrumental in the planning for the Hubble space telescope .
See also
Web links
- (2516) Novel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2516) Novel 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 20, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1964 VY. Discovered 1964 Nov. 6 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2515) Gansu | numbering | (2517) Orma |