(2863) Ben Mayer
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Asteroid (2863) Ben Mayer |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1651 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1938 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5516 ± 0.0015 AU - 3.7785 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.9678 ± 0.0361 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 120.8152 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 220.1382 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 22, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.63 a ± 0.1643 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 18.436 ± 1.506 km |
| Albedo | 0.069 ± 0.009 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | August 30, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 QG 2 ; 1975 NV; 1976 YG 4 ; 1984 DF 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. | |
(2863) Ben Mayer ( 1981 QG 2 ; 1975 NV ; 1976 YG 4 ; 1984 DF 2 ) is an approximately 18 km large asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on August 30, 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688). It belongs to the Themis family , a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .
designation
(2863) Ben Mayer was named after the Californian amateur astronomer Ben Mayer , who coordinated the PROBLICOM Sky Survey . The name was suggested by the discoverer Edward LG Bowell after a recommendation by PL Dombrowski .
See also
Web links
- (2863) Ben Mayer in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2863) Ben Mayer 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): “1981 QG 2 . Discovered 1981 Aug. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2862) Vavilov | numbering | (2864) Soderblom |