(2532) Sutton
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Asteroid (2532) Sutton |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3721 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.172 ± 0.0006 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.964 ± 0.0014 AU - 2.7801 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.339 ± 0.0546 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 345.1445 ± 0.0507 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 8.3156 ± 0.5249 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 26, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.65 a ± 0.0863 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.979 ± 1.270 km |
| Albedo | 0.317 ± 0.106 |
| Rotation period | 51.662 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | October 9, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 TU 5 ; 1951 WY; 1958 RD; 1962 XS; 1969 TX 3 ; 1973 YG 1 |
| 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. | |
(2532) Sutton ( 1980 TU 5 ; 1951 WY ; 1958 RD ; 1962 XS ; 1969 TX 3 ; 1973 YG 1 ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on October 9, 1980 by the American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2532) Sutton was named after Robert L. Sutton , a geologist on the United States Geological Survey . As a geologist, he was involved in the Apollo program and carried out geological studies on samples of lunar rocks .
See also
Web links
- (2532) Sutton in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2532) Sutton 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 21, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 TU 5 . Discovered 1980 Oct. 9 by CS Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2531) Cambridge | numbering | (2533) Fencing |