(2881) Avoid
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Asteroid (2881) Avoid |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2477 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1548 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8996 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.5957 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.6159 ± 0.0406 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 173.0064 ± 0.4133 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 326.6191 ± 0.4356 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 2, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.37 a ± 0.056 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.672 ± 0.064 km |
| Albedo | 0.241 ± 0.026 |
| Rotation period | 3.48011 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Brian A. Skiff
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| Date of discovery | January 12, 1983 |
| Another name | 1983 AA 1 ; 1936 FS 1 ; 1936 FZ 1 ; 1953 GP 1 ; 1953 GQ; 1968 UO 2 ; 1975 VL 1 ; 1978 RP 5 ; 1983 AZ 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. | |
(2881) Meiden ( 1983 AA 1 ; 1936 FS 1 ; 1936 FZ 1 ; 1953 GP 1 ; 1953 GQ ; 1968 UO 2 ; 1975 VL 1 ; 1978 RP 5 ; 1983 AZ 1 ) is an asteroid about six kilometers in size of the inner main belt discovered on January 12, 1983 by US astronomer Brian A. Skiff at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2881) Meiden was named after Meiden , the god of rabbits , animals and forests from Lithuanian mythology . The naming was made by the Minor Planet Names Committee on the basis of a proposal by the American astronomer Frederick Pilcher .
See also
Web links
- (2881) Avoid in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2881) Avoidance 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 21, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1983 AA 1 . Discovered 1983 Jan. 12 by BA Skiff at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2880) Nihondaira | numbering | (2882) Tedesco |