(2695) Christabel
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Asteroid (2695) Christabel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.709 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0757 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5039 ± 0.0012 AU - 2.9142 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.8927 ± 0.0475 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 62.9951 ± 0.1909 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 289.5011 ± 0.3786 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 11, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 4.46 a ± 0.1386 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 14.959 ± 0.183 km |
| Albedo | 0.095 ± 0.009 |
| Rotation period | 6.009 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.9 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | 17th October 1979 |
| Another name | 1979 UE ; 1961 TG 1 ; 1961 TY 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. | |
(2695) Christabel ( 1979 UE ; 1961 TG 1 ; 1961 TY 1 ) is an approximately 15 km large asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on October 17, 1979 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2695) Christabel was named after Christabel , the main character in the poem Christabel by the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834). In the poem, Christabel saved another pretty lady while riding at night, who turned out to be the daughter of her father's estranged friend from childhood. Christabel tried to reconcile both fathers.
See also
Web links
- (2695) Christabel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2695) Christabel 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 on September 6, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1979 UE. Discovered 1979 Oct. 17 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2694) Pino Torinese | numbering | (2696) Magion |