(2829) Bobhope
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Asteroid (2829) Bobhope |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0884 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1876 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5089 ± 0.0015 AU - 3.668 ± 0.0003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.297 ± 0.0526 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 323.9436 ± 0.1768 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 339.3421 ± 0.2163 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 30, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 5.43 a ± 0.0227 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 41.361 ± 0.224 km |
| Albedo | 0.055 ± 0.010 |
| Rotation period | ≈ 6.0888 ± 1.82664 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
.svg){kind=small} Ernest Leonard Johnson
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| Date of discovery | August 9, 1948 |
| Another name | 1948 PK ; 1942 JH; 1952 DU 2 ; 1952 HR; 1959 RV; 1972 YZ |
| 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. | |
(2829) Bobhope ( 1948 PK ; 1942 JH ; 1952 DU 2 ; 1952 HR ; 1959 RV ; 1972 YZ ) is an approximately 41 kilometers large asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on August 9, 1948 by the South African (then: Union of South Africa ) astronomers Ernest Leonard Johnson at the former Union Observatory in the district Observatory in Johannesburg (Province Gauteng was discovered).
designation
(2829) Bobhope was named after the American comedian , actor and entertainer Bob Hope (1903-2003), who was born in England . In numerous radio and television productions, Hope played his role as an idiot and coward in films such as Die Erbschaft um Mitternacht ( The Cat and the Canary ) (1939), Caught in the Draft (1941) and The Corsair Ship (1944). Hope has received five honorary Oscars and more than 40 honorary doctorates . The naming was suggested by the American astronomers GV Williams and Robert Williams .
See also
Web links
- (2829) Bobhope in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2829) Bobhope 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 16, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1948 PK. Discovered 1948 Aug. 9 by EL Johnson at Johannesburg. ”
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2828) Iku-Turso | numbering | (2830) Greenwich |