(2859) Paganini
Asteroid (2859) Paganini |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2393 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1185 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9740 AU - 2.5046 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5543 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.35 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.90 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | NS Tschernych |
Date of discovery | 5th September 1978 |
Another name | 1978 RW 1 , 1973 AT 1 , 1980 DU 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. |
(2859) Paganini is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 5, 1978 by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj ( IAU code 095).
The asteroid was named after the Italian composer and violinist Niccolò Paganini (1782–1840).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Paganini: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2859) Paganini in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2859) Paganini in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).