(2588) Flavia
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Asteroid (2588) Flavia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4579 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2119 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9372 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.9787 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.2636 ± 0.0438 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 242.7523 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 95.3213 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 28, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.85 a ± 0.0933 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.178 ± 0.187 km |
| Albedo | 0.243 ± 0.052 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Brian A. Skiff
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| Date of discovery | November 2nd 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 VQ ; 1954 WY; 1973 QN; 1977 RZ 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. | |
(2588) Flavia ( 1981 VQ ; 1954 WY ; 1973 QN ; 1977 RZ 5 ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on November 2, 1981 by the American astronomer Brian A. Skiff at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(2588) Flavia was named after the Flavians , a Roman ruling family to which Vespasian , Titus and Domitian belonged. Flavia is the feminine form of the name Flavius . The name also appears in the science fiction novel A Torrent of Faces by James Blish and Norman L. Knight , in which Flavia is an asteroid on a collision course with Earth .
See also
Web links
- (2588) Flavia in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2588) Flavia 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): “1981 VQ. Discovered 1981 Nov. 2 by BA Skiff at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2587) Gardner | numbering | (2589) Daniel |