(25399) Vonnegut
Asteroid (25399) Vonnegut |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.5836 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0892 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3531 AU - 2.8142 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 22.4861 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 0.4079 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 167.0131 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | December 28, 2021 |
Sidereal period | 4.15 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.49 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 6.761 (± 0.394) km |
Albedo | 0.267 (± 0.067) |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Charles W. Juels |
Date of discovery | November 11, 1999 |
Another name | 1999 VN 20 , 2000 XC 50 |
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. |
(25399) Vonnegut is an asteroid of the main middle belt discovered on November 11, 1999 by the American amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels at the observatory in Fountain Hills , Arizona ( IAU code 678).
The orbit of the asteroid around the sun is strongly inclined at more than 22 ° to the ecliptic of the solar system . The rotation period of (25399) Vonnegut was established in 2009 and 2019 by Brian D. Warner and in 2015 by Adam Waszczak, Chan-Kao Chang, Eran Ofek et al. examined. However, the light curves were not sufficient for a determination. The mean diameter of the asteroid was roughly calculated to be 6.761 (± 0.394) kilometers, the albedo also roughly 0.267 (± 0.067).
(25399) Vonnegut was named on July 24, 2002 after the American writer Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007). The asteroid was discovered on Vonnegut's 77th birthday. An impact crater on the northern hemisphere of the planet Mercury has also been named after Vonnegut since 2017 : Mercury crater Vonnegut .
Web links
- (25399) Vonnegut in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (25399) Vonnegut in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (25399) Vonnegut according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual proof
- ↑ The Mercury crater Vonnegut in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS (English)