(2629) Rudra
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Asteroid (2629) Rudra |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 1.7404 ± 0.00001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2292 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.3415 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.1393 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.4403 ± 0.0776 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 343.4537 ± 0.1369 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 280.6738 ± 0.2172 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 30, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 2.3 a ± 0.046 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 4.747 ± 1.056 km |
| Albedo | 0.066 ± 0.027 |
| Rotation period | 123.171 h |
| Absolute brightness | 15.0 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: B |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Charles Thomas Kowal
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| Date of discovery | September 13, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 RB 1 ; 1959 EH |
| 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. | |
(2629) Rudra ( 1980 RB 1 ; 1959 EH ) is an approximately three miles large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on September 13, 1980 by the American astronomer Charles Thomas Kowal at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) was discovered.
designation
(2629) Rudra was named after Rudra , a deity of Hinduism . Rudra was the predecessor of Shiva , after whom the asteroid (1170) Siva is named.
See also
Web links
- (2629) Rudra in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2629) Rudra 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 31, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 RB 1 . Discovered 1980 Sept. 13 by CT Kowal at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2628) Copal | numbering | (2630) Hermod |