(2848) ASP
Asteroid (2848) ASP |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Outer main belt |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.2009 ± 0.0002 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1947 ± 0.0003 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5776 ± 0.001 AU - 3.8242 ± 0.00002 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.9136 ± 0.0364 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 338.7959 ± 0.0002 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 51.764 ± 0.0002 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 20th June 2016 |
Sidereal period | 5.73 a ± 0.1515 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 25.793 ± 0.213 km |
Albedo | 0.048 ± 0.005 |
Rotation period | ≈40.114 ± 12.0342 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
Date of discovery | November 8, 1959 |
Another name | 1959 VF ; 1965 UN 2 ; 1970 RR; 1975 NA; 1975 NE 1 ; 1981 QM 1 ; 1981 ST 5 |
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. |
(2848) ASP ( 1959 VF ; 1965 UN 2 ; 1970 RR ; 1975 NA ; 1975 NE 1 ; 1981 QM 1 ; 1981 ST 5 ) is an approximately 26-kilometer asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on November 8, 1959 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Programs at the Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760). A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It belongs to the Themis family , a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2848) ASP was named after the Astronomical Society of the Pacific on the occasion of its 100th anniversary . The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is made up of professional and amateur astronomers from around the world and has been working to advance astronomy for a long time.
See also
Web links
- (2848) ASP in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2848) ASP 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 on September 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1959 VF. Discovered 1959 Nov. 8 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. ”
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2847) Parvati | numbering | (2849) Shklovsky |