(2791) Paradise
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Asteroid (2791) Paradise |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.396 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1724 ± 0.0007 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.983 ± 0.0017 AU - 2.8091 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 31.0839 ± 0.0824 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 336.0611 ± 0.0846 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 165.8355 ± 0.1831 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th December 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.71 a ± 0.0757 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.384 ± 0.196 km |
| Albedo | 0.247 ± 0.049 |
| Rotation period | 9.81 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| Spectral class |
Tholen: SU SMASSII: Sa |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Scolded John Bus
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| Date of discovery | February 13, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 CA |
| 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. | |
(2791) Paradise ( 1977 CA ) is an approximately eight kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt , which was discovered on February 13, 1977 by the American astronomer Schelte John Bus at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego , California ( IAU code 675) has been.
designation
(2791) Paradise was named after the American city of Paradise in Butte County in California . Located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, this old mining town is home to Schelte and Alice Bus, parents of explorer Schelte John Bus.
See also
Web links
- (2791) Paradise in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2791) Paradise in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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 September 15, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 CA. Discovered 1977 Feb. 13 by SJ Bus at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2790) Needham | numbering | (2792) Ponomarev |