(2710) Veverka
Asteroid (2708) Burns |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.4247 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.13 ± 0.00004 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1094 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.74 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.1121 ± 0.0351 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 144.4529 ± 0.7394 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 34.3333 ± 0.7512 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 4th November 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.78 a ± 0.0804 d |
Physical Properties | |
Rotation period | 15.732 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | March 23, 1982 |
Another name | 1982 FQ ; 1974 CF; 1976 UH 17 ; 1976 WQ |
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. |
(2710) Veverka ( 1982 FQ ; 1974 CF ; 1976 UH 17 ; 1976 WQ ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was found on March 23, 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) was discovered near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Themis family , a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2710) Veverka was named after the astronomer Joseph Veverka , who worked as a planetologist at Cornell University . As one of the first to study polarimetric and photometric properties of asteroids, he made significant contributions to our knowledge of small objects in the solar system , particularly in his detailed work on Phobos and Deimos . He studied the morphology and wind movement on the surface of Mars and was a strong proponent of space missions to comets .
See also
Web links
- (2710) Veverka in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2710) Veverka 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 9, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 FQ. Discovered 1982 Mar. 23 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2709) Sagan | numbering | (2711) Aleksandrov |