(26757) bastion
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Asteroid (26757) bastion |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5851 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2663 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8968 AU - 3.2735 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.9777 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 248.0380 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 98.4328 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.16 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.52 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 3.2413 h |
| Absolute brightness | 14.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Drebach public observatory |
| Date of discovery | May 20, 2001 |
| Another name | 2001 KU 17 , 1993 MV |
| 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. | |
(26757) Bastei is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 20, 2001 at the Drebach observatory ( IAU code 113) in the Erzgebirge district in Saxony .
The asteroid was named on July 24, 2002 after the Bastei rock , a rock formation in Saxon Switzerland on the right bank of the Elbe , which is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the region.
See also
Web links
- (26757) Bastion in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (26757) Bastion in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (26757) Bastei according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)