(2773) Brooks
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Asteroid (2773) Brooks |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3276 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1431 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9945 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.6608 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6703 ± 0.0034 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 101.1832 ± 0.7429 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 296.8192 ± 0.7566 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 23rd July 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.55 a ± 0.0683 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 13.434 ± 0.103 km |
| Albedo | 0.040 ± 0.003 |
| Rotation period | 4,838 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Carolyn Shoemaker
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| Date of discovery | May 6, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 JZ 2 ; 1929 VO; 1975 VS 2 ; 1982 SH |
| 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. | |
(2773) Brooks ( 1981 JZ 2 ; 1929 VO ; 1975 VS 2 ; 1982 SH ) is an approximately ten kilometer large asteroid of the inner main belt , which was recorded on May 6, 1981 by the American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker on recordings of the American Astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte John Bus was discovered at the Palomar Observatory about 80 kilometers northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2773) Brooks was named after the English -US astronomer William Robert Brooks (1844–1921). After first discovering a comet ( 72P / Denning-Fujikawa ) in 1881 , he discovered 20 comets in the following 28 years. In 1900 he became professor of astronomy at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva , New York .
See also
Web links
- (2773) Brooks in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2773) Brooks 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 13, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 JZ 2 . Discovered 1981 May 6 by CS Shoemaker at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2772) Dugan | numbering | (2774) Tenojoki |