(26661) Kempelen
Asteroid (26661) Kempelen |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2754 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0326 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2012 AU - 2.3497 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.7594 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.43 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.74 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 15.9 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Peter Kušnirák |
Date of discovery | November 27, 2000 |
Another name | 2000 WY 67 , 1995 GK 4 |
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. |
(26661) Kempelen is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 27, 2000 by the Slovak astronomer Peter Kušnirák at the Ondřejov observatory ( IAU code 557) in the Czech Republic .
The asteroid was named after the Austro-Hungarian inventor , architect and civil servant Wolfgang von Kempelen (1734-1804), who became known throughout Europe through the Chess Turk who he constructed in 1769 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Kempelen: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (26661) Kempelen in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (26661) Kempelen in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).