(2624) Samitchell
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Asteroid (2624) Samitchell |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.951 ± 0.0003 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1179 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 3.4851 ± 0.0013 AU - 4.4169 ± 0.0004 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7961 ± 0.0475 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 161.5395 ± 0.8283 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 138.5248 ± 0.854 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 28, 2016 |
| Sidereal period | 7.85 a ± 0.3493 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 12.41 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Indiana Asteroid Program
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| Date of discovery | September 7, 1962 |
| Another name | 1962 RE ; 1954 UF; 1969 PY; 1977 NJ; 1978 RW 5 ; 1988 BR 5 |
| 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. | |
(2624) Samitchell ( 1962 RE ; 1954 UF ; 1969 PY ; 1977 NJ ; 1978 RW 5 ; 1988 BR 5 ) is an asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on September 7, 1962 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory was discovered in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760). A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2624) Samitchell was by Samuel Alfred Mitchell named (1874-1960), who from 1899 to 1913 a member of the faculty of Columbia University was. From 1913 to 1945 he was director of the Leander McCormick Observatory (IAU code 780).
See also
Web links
- (2624) Samitchell in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2624) Samitchell 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): “1962 RE. Discovered 1962 Sept. 7 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2623) Zech | numbering | (2625) Jack London |