(2868) Upupa
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Asteroid (2868) Upupa |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.814 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.177 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.317 AU - 3.311 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.552 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.72 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.6 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul Wild |
| Date of discovery | October 30, 1972 |
| Another name | 1972 UA, 1981 QT 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. | |
(2868) Upupa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 30, 1972 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild from the Zimmerwald Observatory at the University of Bern .
The asteroid was named after the hoopoe (Latin generic name Upupa ) on November 10, 1992 . Another asteroid named after the hoopoe is (8586) Epops .