(2780) Monnig
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Asteroid (2780) Monnig |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1943 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1157 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9404 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.4481 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.4679 ± 0.0412 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 274.9396 ± 0.3505 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 312.3837 ± 0.3919 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 12, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.25 a ± 0.0607 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 4.842 ± 0.252 km |
| Albedo | 0.267 ± 0.015 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Scolded John Bus
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| Date of discovery | February 28, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 DO 2 ; 1952 KV; 1971 BT 3 ; 1971 BV 2 ; 1976 YO |
| 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. | |
(2780) Monnig ( 1981 DO 2 ; 1952 KV ; 1971 BT 3 ; 1971 BV 2 ; 1976 YO ) is an approximately five kilometer large asteroid of the inner main belt that was scolded by the American astronomer John Bus on February 28, 1981 at Siding -Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran , New South Wales in Australia ( IAU code 260) was discovered.
designation
(2780) Monnig was named after the American amateur astronomer Oscar Monnig (1902–1999), who had researched meteorites . The naming was suggested by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin .
See also
Web links
- (2780) Monnig in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2780) Monnig 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 DO 2 . Discovered 1981 Feb. 28 by SJ Bus at Siding Spring. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2779) Mary | numbering | (2781) Kleczek |