(2675) Tolkien
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Asteroid (2675) Tolkien |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2134 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1014 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.989 ± 0.001 AU - 2.4378 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7512 ± 0.0496 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 5.8595 ± 0.7139 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 1.8561 ± 0.7349 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 31, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.29 a ± 0.0575 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 10.960 ± 0.186 km |
| Albedo | 0.213 ± 0.021 |
| Rotation period | 1060 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Martin Watt
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| Date of discovery | April 14, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 GB ; 1934 VO; 1937 RH; 1939 FR; 1949 FO; 1950 QA 1 ; 1952 DX; 1969 JE; 1969 KB; 1970 RB; 1973 QX; 1975 BV |
| 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. | |
(2675) Tolkien ( 1982 GB ; 1934 L ; 1937 RH ; 1939 FR ; 1949 FO ; 1950 QA 1 ; 1952 DX ; 1969 JE ; 1969 KB , 1970 RB ; 1973 QX ; 1975 BV ) is a about eleven kilometers in asteroid of inner main belt discovered by American astronomer Martin Watt on April 14, 1982 at the La Silla Observatory at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2675) Tolkien was named after the writer and philologist J. RR Tolkien (1892–1973) from the United Kingdom . He was professor of English at the University of Oxford ; his most famous works are The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit .
See also
Web links
- (2675) Tolkien in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2675) Tolkien 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 September 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 GB. Discovered 1982 Apr. 14 by M. Watt at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2674) Pandarus | numbering | (2676) Aarhus |