(2653) Principia
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Asteroid (2653) Principia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4437 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0797 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2490 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.6384 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.7479 ± 0.0422 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 194.5078 ± 0.0417 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 316.4150 ± 0.0005 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th May 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.82 a ± 0.0746 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 9.882 ± 0.984 km |
| Albedo | 0.256 ± 0.091 |
| Rotation period | 5.5228 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: V |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Indiana Asteroid Program
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| Date of discovery | 4th November 1964 |
| Another name | 1980 WA ; 1933 SB 1 ; 1959 XE; 1963 US |
| 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. | |
(2653) Principia ( 1980 WA ; 1933 SB 1 ; 1959 XE ; 1963 US ) is an approximately ten kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on November 4, 1964 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760) was discovered. A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program.
designation
(2653) Principia was named after Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica , the main work of Isaac Newton (the asteroid (8000) Isaac Newton was named after him). Newton's book, which marked the culmination of the 17th century scientific revolution, was of great importance to astronomy. the name was suggested by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson .
See also
Web links
- (2653) Principia in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2653) Principia 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 September 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1964 VP. Discovered 1964 Nov. 4 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. ”
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2652) Yabuuti | numbering | (2654) Ristenpart |