(2524) Budovicium

Asteroid (2524) Budovicium
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: February 16, 2017 ( JD 2,457,800.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Themis family
Major semi-axis	3.1135 AU
eccentricity	0.1595
Perihelion - aphelion	2.6169 AU - 3.6102 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	0.2898 °
Length of the ascending node	278.7289 °
Argument of the periapsis	20.0095 °
Sidereal period	5.49 a
Mean orbital velocity	16.88 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	32.677 ± 0.333 km
Albedo	0.067
Rotation period	10.0819
Absolute brightness	11.2 mag
history
Explorer	Zdeňka Vávrová
Date of discovery	August 28, 1981
Another name	1981 QB ₁ , 1931 PB, 1937 RU, 1942 PE, 1948 RO ₁ , 1952 FE, 1954 UE ₂ , 1954 WH, 1956 AO, 1970 SH ₁ , 1973 AE ₄ , 1973 EF, 1976 UM ₃
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(2524) Budovicium is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 28, 1981 by the Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kle Observ observatory ( observatory code 046) near the town of Český Krumlov in southern Bohemia .

The asteroid was named Budovicium after the Latin name of the city of Budweis , which is known worldwide for the Budweiser beer .

(2524) Budovicium belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

Individual evidence