(2873) Binzel
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Asteroid (2873) Binzel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2507 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1591 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8926 AU - 2.6088 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.9036 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 101.0093 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.38 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.85 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 12.99 likes |
| Spectral class | Sq |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | March 28, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 FR , 1935 KH, 1935 MH, 1938 GA, 1959 RA 1 |
| 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. | |
(2873) Binzel is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 March 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( Observatories Code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the American astronomer and professor of planetology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Richard P. Binzel (* 1958), who presented the first draft of the Turin scale in 1995 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Binzel: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2873) Binzel in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2873) Binzel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).