(2812) Scaltriti
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Asteroid (2812) Scaltriti |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2242 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0918 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.02 ± 0.0001 AU - 2.4284 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.815 ± 0.0369 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 68.1833 ± 0.0346 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 100.6137 ± 0.4029 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | October 27, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.32 a ± 0.0585 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.986 ± 0.188 km |
| Albedo | 0.341 ± 0.030 |
| Rotation period | 7.70 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | March 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 FN ; 1974 DQ; 1976 YK 1 |
| 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. | |
(2812) Scaltriti ( 1981 FN ; 1974 DQ ; 1976 YK 1 ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on March 30, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Koronis family , a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis .
designation
(2812) Scaltriti was named after the astronomer Franco Scaltriti who worked at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Torino (IAU code 022). With his colleague Vincenzo Zappalà , after whom the asteroid (2813) Zappalà was named, he carried out an extensive program to study the rotation of asteroids.
See also
Web links
- (2812) Scaltriti in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2812) Scaltriti 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 September 15, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 FN. Discovered 1981 Mar. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2811) Střemchoví | numbering | (2813) Zappalà |