(2888) Hodgson
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Asteroid (2888) Hodgson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2574 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1316 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9603 ± 0.001 AU - 2.5545 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.6237 ± 0.0479 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 351.3488 ± 0.3538 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 79.2875 ± 0.4047 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | May 27, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.39 a ± 0.0637 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.429 ± 0.139 km |
| Albedo | 0.546 ± 0.099 |
| Rotation period | 6.905 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | October 13, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 TO ; 1931 TO 1 ; 1936 DE; 1948 TC 1 ; 1955 XB; 1965 UM; 1970 EJ 1 ; 1973 AN 2 ; 1977 FP 2 ; 1981 KG |
| 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. | |
(2888) Hodgson ( 1982 TO ; 1931 TO 1 ; 1936 DE ; 1948 TC 1 ; 1955 XB ; 1965 UM ; 1970 EJ 1 ; 1973 AN 2 ; 1977 FP 2 ; 1981 KG ) is an asteroid about five kilometers across the inner main belt discovered on October 13, 1982 by American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2888) Hodgson was named after Richard G. Hodgson , who was a professor at Dordt College at Sioux Center in Sioux County , Iowa . In 1973 he founded the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers .
See also
Web links
- (2888) Hodgson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2888) Hodgson 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): “1982 TO. Discovered 1982 Oct. 13 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa .. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2887) Krinov | numbering | (2889) Brno |