(2708) Burns
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Asteroid (2708) Burns |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0811 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1775 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5341 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.6281 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7827 ± 0.0475 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 111.648 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 331.1519 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 17th March 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.41 a ± 0.1794 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.085 ± 0.110 km |
| Albedo | 0.084 ± 0.015 |
| Rotation period | 5.315 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.1 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: B |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | November 24, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 WT ; 1951 GG; 1961 DN; 1965 YB; 1978 EL 3 ; A912 AE |
| 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. | |
(2708) Burns ( 1981 WT ; 1951 GG ; 1961 DN ; 1965 YB ; 1978 EL 3 ; A912 AE ) is an approximately 20 kilometers large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on November 24, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell on Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Themis family , a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2708) Burns was named after the American astronomer Joseph A. Burns (* 1941), who worked as a planetologist at Cornell University . His research included the planetary rings , satellites , orbits , tides and the origin of the solar system . He was or is editor of the magazine Icarus .
See also
Web links
- (2708) Burns in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2708) Burns 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 9, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 WT. Discovered 1981 Nov. 24 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
|---|---|---|
| (2707) Ueferji | numbering | (2709) Sagan |