(2687) Tortali
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Asteroid (2687) Tortali |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5184 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1242 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2055 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.8312 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.0834 ± 0.0493 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 49.7304 ± 0.2227 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 255.1202 ± 0.3141 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 21, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a ± 0.088 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 14.15 ± 0.111 km |
| Albedo | 0.172 ± 0.025 |
| Rotation period | 21.75 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.89 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Martin Watt
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| Date of discovery | April 18, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 HG ; 1927 TH; 1931 TK 3 ; 1934 GU; 1942 GK; 1959 TQ; 1963 SV; 1970 GB; 1977 to 1 |
| 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. | |
(2687) Tortali ( 1982 HG ; 1927 TH ; 1931 TK 3 ; 1934 GU ; 1942 GK ; 1959 TQ ; 1963 SV ; 1970 GB ; 1977 AN 1 ) is an asteroid about 14 kilometers in size in the central main belt , which appeared on April 18 Was discovered in 1982 by the American astronomer Martin Watt at the La Silla Observatory at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2687) Tortali was named after Tortali , the spirit of day and sun in the mythology of the Melanesians in the New Hebrides . Tortali is Ul's rival , after which the asteroid (3271) Ul is named. The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher .
See also
Web links
- (2687) Tortali in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2687) Tortali 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 September 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 HG. Discovered 1982 Apr. 18 by M. Watt at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2686) Linda Susan | numbering | (2688) Halley |