(274300) UNESCO
Asteroid (274300) UNESCO |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4333 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1420 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0877 AU - 2.7788 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6989 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 299.4097 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 357.2510 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 15th September 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.80 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 16.9 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Astronomers at the Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory |
Date of discovery | August 25, 2008 |
Another name | 2008 QG 24 |
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. |
(274300) UNESCO is an asteroid of the main inner belt discovered on August 25, 2000 at the Andushivka Astronomical Observatory in Haltschyn ( IAU code A50), Ukraine .
Mean distance from the sun ( major semi-axis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid lie within the respective limit values that are defined for the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa (also called Hertha family, according to (135) Hertha ).
(274300) UNESCO was named on July 12, 2014 after UNESCO , a specialized agency of the United Nations that is committed to the promotion of education , science and culture as well as communication and information .
See also
Web links
- (274300) UNESCO in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (274300) UNESCO in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances by (274300) UNESCO according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)