(2844) Hess
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Asteroid (2844) Hess |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2213 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1709 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8417 ± 0.0006 AU - 2.6009 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.955 ± 0.0339 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 127.7213 ± 0.8042 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 151.2297 ± 0.8188 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | February 13, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.31 a ± 0.0508 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.260 ± 0.076 km |
| Albedo | 0.197 ± 0.043 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | May 3, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 JP ; 1952 UY; 1968 MA; 1975 VZ 1 ; 1978 NS 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. | |
(2844) Hess ( 1981 JP ; 1952 UY ; 1968 MA ; 1975 VZ 1 ; 1978 NS 1 ) is an approximately 14 km large asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on May 3, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell on the Lowell- Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2844) Hess was named after Frederick Hess , who was a professor of science at the State University of New York and a lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City .
See also
Web links
- (2844) Hess in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2844) Hess 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 pages, link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1981 JP. Discovered 1981 May 3 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2843) Yeti | numbering | (2845) Franklinken |