(2598) Merlin
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Asteroid (2598) Merlin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Dora family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7818 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2165 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1795 AU - 3.3840 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.7703 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.64 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.84 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 16 km |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Ch |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | September 7, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 RY, 1948 WH, 1971 TD 3 |
| 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. | |
(2598) Merlin is an asteroid of the main belt , which on September 7, 1980 by the US American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Merlin , the mythological wizard from the Arthurian legend .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Merlin: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2598) Merlin in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2598) Merlin in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).