(2705) Wu
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Asteroid (2705) Wu |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1899 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1595 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8407 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.5391 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5221 ± 0.0456 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 8.291 ± 0.4884 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 334.6820 ± 0.0515 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 21, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.24 a ± 0.0711 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 150.5 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | October 9, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 TD 4 ; 1967 TC; 1976 GF 8 ; 1976 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. | |
(2705) Wu ( 1980 TD 4 ; 1967 TC ; 1976 GF 8 ; 1976 JE 1 ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt discovered on October 9, 1980 by the American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) was discovered.
designation
(2705) Wu was named after the astrogeologist Sherman SC Wu , who worked for the United States Geological Survey . Wu and his colleagues created detailed topographic maps of selected regions of the moon and Mars , including Olympus Mons and parts of Valles Marineris .
See also
Web links
- (2705) Wu in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2705) Wu 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 on September 8, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 TD 4 . Discovered 1980 Oct. 9 by CS Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2704) Julian Loewe | numbering | (2706) Borovský |