(2712) Keaton
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Asteroid (2712) Keaton |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1620 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0367 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0826 AU - 2.2414 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.817 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.179 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.26 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | György Kulin |
| Date of discovery | December 29, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 YD, 1951 EA, 1971 QO 2 |
| 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. | |
(2712) Keaton is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 29 December 1937 by the Hungarian astronomers György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest was discovered.
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the American comedian Buster Keaton .