(2621) Goto
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Asteroid (2621) Goto |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0795 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1758 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5382 ± 0.0012 AU - 3.6208 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.0455 ± 0.0431 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 95.7502 ± 0.1892 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 272.4456 ± 0.2224 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 16, 2021 |
| Sidereal period | 5.4 a ± 0.1658 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 44.723 ± 0.171 km |
| Albedo | 0.042 ± .008 |
| Rotation period | 22.006 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Tsutomu Seki
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| Date of discovery | February 9, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 CA ; 1971 HQ; 1982 DO 2 |
| 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. | |
(2621) Goto ( 1981 CA ; 1971 HQ ; 1982 DO 2 ) is an approximately 45 kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on February 9, 1981 by the Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at the Geisei Observatory in Geisei in the Kōchi Prefecture of Japan ( IAU code 372) was discovered.
designation
(2621) Goto was named after Seizo Goto , a manufacturer of telescopes and planetariums and the founder of Goto Optics .
See also
Web links
- (2621) Goto in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2621) Goto in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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): “1981 CA. Discovered 1981 Feb. 9 by T. Seki at Geisei. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2620) Santana | numbering | (2622) Bolzano |