(2603) Taylor
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Asteroid (2603) Taylor |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7797 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.044 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6574 ± 0.001 AU - 2.902 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.0503 ± 0.0446 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 37.7689 ± 0.7459 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 281.8472 ± 0.9039 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 20, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 4.63 a ± 0.117 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 18.069 ± 0.137 km |
| Albedo | 0.065 ± 0.014 |
| Rotation period | 3.905 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | January 30, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 BW 1 ; 1927 HC; 1936 FS; 1952 UX; 1970 QU; 1978 GD 2 ; 1978 JT 2 ; 1980 XS |
| 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. | |
(2603) Taylor ( 1982 BW 1 ; 1927 HC ; 1936 FS ; 1952 UX ; 1970 QU ; 1978 GD 2 ; 1978 JT 2 ; 1980 XS ) is an asteroid approximately 18 kilometers in size in the main central belt that was dated January 30, 1982 American astronomer Edward LG Bowell was discovered at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2603) Taylor was named after the astronomer Gordon E. Taylor who worked in the office of the Nautical Almanac at the Royal Greenwich Observatory (IAU code 000). From 1974 he was director of the computer division of the British Astronomical Association . His research focus was the prediction of occultations by objects of the solar system. In recent years he has been instrumental in successfully determining the size of several asteroids using the method of occultation.
See also
Web links
- (2603) Taylor in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2603) Taylor 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 27, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 BW 1 . Discovered 1982 Jan. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2602) Moors | numbering | (2604) Marshak |