(2567) Elba
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Asteroid (2567) Elba |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7357 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1416 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3483 AU - 3.1231 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.9141 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 142.6268 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 191.8982 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.52 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.99 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 16 km |
| Rotation period | 9.7785 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Xc |
| history | |
| Explorer |
Guido Pizarro Oscar Pizarro |
| Date of discovery | May 19, 1979 |
| Another name | 1979 KA |
| 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. | |
(2567) Elba is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 19 May 1979 by the Chilean astronomer Guido and Oscar Pizarro at La Silla Observatory in Chile was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the mother of the two discoverers, Elba Aguilera de Pizarro (1926–1965).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Elba: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2567) Elba in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2567) Elba in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).