(2862) Vavilov
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Asteroid (2862) Vavilov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.201 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1142 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9496 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.4523 ± 0.00001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.4851 ± 0.0374 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 225.8244 ± 0.57 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 278.0519 ± 0.595 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 7, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.27 a ± 0.0495 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.031 ± 0.681 km |
| Albedo | 0.260 ± 0.071 |
| Rotation period | ≈800 ± 240 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
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| Date of discovery | May 15, 1977 |
| Another name | 1977 JP ; 1931 DY; 1972 VF 1 ; 1978 SV 2 |
| 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. | |
(2862) Vavilov ( 1977 JP ; 1931 DY ; 1972 VF 1 ; 1978 SV 2 ) is an asteroid about six kilometers in size of the inner main belt , which was discovered on May 15, 1977 by the Russian (then: Soviet Union ) astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych in the Crimea. Observatory (Nautschnyj branch) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095) was discovered.
designation
(2862) Vavilov was named after the Soviet botanist and geneticist Nikolai Iwanowitsch Wawilow (1887-1943) and his brother, President of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR from 1945 to 1951, Sergei Iwanowitsch Wawilow (1891-1951). The lunar crater Vavilov is also named after them.
See also
Web links
- (2862) Vavilov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2862) Vavilov 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 18, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1977 JP. Discovered 1977 May 15 by NS Chernykh at Nauchnyj. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2861) Lambrecht | numbering | (2863) Ben Mayer |