(2648) Owa
Asteroid (2648) Owa |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.2498 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1748 ± 0.0003 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8565 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.6430 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.797 ± 0.0034 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 279.9122 ± 0.5648 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 131.276 ± 0.5796 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | February 8, 2018 |
Sidereal period | 3.37 a ± 0.0536 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 5.933 ± 0.160 km |
Albedo | 0.459 ± 0.029 |
Rotation period | 3.5641 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | November 8, 1980 |
Another name | 1980 VJ ; 1926 VD; 1953 TJ |
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. |
(2648) Owa ( 1980 VJ ; 1926 VD ; 1953 TJ ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on November 8, 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) was discovered near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2648) Owa was named after a term from the language of the Hopi , who belong to the Pueblo culture . Owa means " rock ".
See also
Web links
- (2648) Owa in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2648) Owa 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 September 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 VJ. Discovered 1980 Nov. 8 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2647) Sova | numbering | (2649) Oongaq |