(260886) Henritudor
Asteroid (260886) Henritudor |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.1447 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1708 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6075 AU - 3.6818 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 26.0329 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 187.1632 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 253.2893 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 6th September 2017 |
Sidereal period | 5.58 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 4.138 (± 1.436) km |
Albedo | 0.041 (± 0.018) |
Absolute brightness | 16.0 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Matt Dawson |
Date of discovery | August 31, 2005 |
Another name | 2005 QP 143 |
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. |
(260886) Henritudor is an asteroid of the main outer belt , which was discovered by the English - Luxembourg astronomer and musician Matt Dawson on August 31, 2005 at the French Observatoire des Côtes de Meuse ( IAU code 216). The observatory is located in Viéville-sous-les-Côtes , in the municipality of Vigneulles-lès-Hattonchâtel , not far from the Luxembourg border.
The solar orbit of the asteroid is strongly inclined at more than 26 ° to the ecliptic of the solar system . With an albedo of 0.041 (± 0.018) it has a very dark surface.
(260886) Henritudor was named on January 27, 2013 after the Luxembourg engineer and inventor Henri Tudor (1859–1928), the inventor of the first usable lead-acid battery .
See also
Web links
- (260886) Henritudor in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (260886) Henritudor in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (260886) Henritudor according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)