(2611) Boyce
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Asteroid (2611) Boyce |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0391 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0585 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8614 ± 0.0012 AU - 3.2167 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.3256 ± 0.039 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 72.085 ± 0.7121 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 139.8974 ± 0.0786 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 1st February 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 5.3 a ± 0.1528 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Scolded John Bus , Eleanor Helin
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| Date of discovery | November 7, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 VQ 5 ; 1970 GO; 1972 TD9; 1977 RB 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. | |
(2611) Boyce ( 1978 VQ 5 ; 1970 GO ; 1972 TD9 ; 1977 RB 3 ) is an asteroid of the main outer belt that was found on November 7, 1978 by the American astronomers John Bus and Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) was discovered.
designation
(2611) Boyce was named after the planetologist Joseph M. Boyce , who works for NASA . His detailed investigations of small lunar craters form the basis for our current knowledge of volcanism on the moon .
See also
Web links
- (2611) Boyce in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2611) Boyce 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 28, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1978 VQ 5 . Discovered 1978 Nov. 7 by EM Shoemaker and EF Helin and SJ Bus at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2610) Tuva | numbering | (2612) Kathryn |