(2586) Matson
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Asteroid (2586) Matson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.387 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0891 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1744 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.5996 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.3611 ± 0.0413 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 166.5591 ± 0.0504 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 154.0059 ± 0.569 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 26, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.69 a ± 0.0757 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.523 ± 0.114 km |
| Albedo | 0.287 ± 0.044 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | 17th June 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 LO ; 1962 PR; 1972 GF 2 ; 1976 JZ 2 ; 1977 RJ 5 |
| 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. | |
(2586) Matson ( 1980 LO ; 1962 PR ; 1972 GF 2 , 1976 JZ 2 ; 1977 RJ 5 ) is about seven kilometers in Asteroid of the inner main belt , which from June 17, 1980 American US astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker on recordings by the US astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte John Bus at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2586) Matson was named after Dennis L. Matson , a planetologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory . He took a leading role in the development of the method for determining the sizes and albedos of asteroids using infrared radiometry .
See also
Web links
- (2586) Matson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2586) Matson 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 24, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 LO. Discovered 1980 June 11 by CS Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2585) Irpedina | numbering | (2587) Gardner |