(2713) Luxembourg
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Asteroid (2713) Luxembourg |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8545 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0275 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7761 AU - 2.933 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.353 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,700 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.63 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.4 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eugène Delporte |
| Date of discovery | February 19, 1938 |
| Another name | 1938 EA, 1935 QZ, 1958 HE |
| 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. | |
(2713) Luxembourg is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 19, 1938 by the Belgian astronomer Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory in Ukkel .
The asteroid is named after Luxembourg .
See also
Web links
- (2713) Luxembourg in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2713) Luxembourg in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).