(2558) Viv
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Asteroid (2558) Viv |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2157 ± 0.00001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1559 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8703 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.5611 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.1521 ± 0.037 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 46.1292 ± 0.4308 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 282.4687 ± 0.4448 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 26th September 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.3 a ± 0.055 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.026 ± 0.086 km |
| Albedo | 0.273 ± 0.045 |
| Rotation period | 4,784 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | September 26, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 SP 1 ; 1968 UR 1 ; 1971 QH 1 ; 1977 JH; 1978 VS 7 ; 1981 TN 4 ; A915 TC |
| 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. | |
(2558) Viv ( 1981 SP 1 ; 1968 UR 1 ; 1971 QH 1 ; 1977 JH ; 1978 VS 7 ; 1981 TN 4 ; A915 TC ) is an asteroid about five kilometers in size of the main inner belt that was released on September 26, 1981 by the US - American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2558) Viv was named after Vivian Russell Thomas , mother of the explorer Norman G. Thomas.
See also
Web links
- (2558) Viv in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2558) Viv in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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): “1981 SP 1 . Discovered 1981 Sept. 26 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2557) Putnam | numbering | (2559) Svoboda |