(28729) Moivre
|
Asteroid (28729) Moivre |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2439 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1077 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0021 AU - 2.4856 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5535 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.36 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.88 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Paul G. Comba |
| Date of discovery | April 11, 2000 |
| Another name | 2000 GF 123 |
| 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. | |
(28729) Moivre is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 11 April 2000 by the American Italo- astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory ( IAU code in 684) Arizona was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the French mathematician Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754), who dealt with the theory of probability and became known through the Moivre theorem formulated by him .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Moivre: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (28729) Moivre in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (28729) Moivre in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).