(2897) Ole Römer
Asteroid (2897) Ole Römer |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.2476 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1 ± 0.0004 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0227 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.4725 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.8386 ± 0.0392 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 48.3155 ± 0.3862 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 100.8843 ± 0.4325 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 6, 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.37 a ± 0.064 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 5.231 ± 0.113 km |
Albedo | 0.283 ± 0.068 |
Rotation period | 2.6009 h |
Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | February 5, 1932 |
Another name | 1932 CK ; 1949 FJ; 1971 UP 4 ; 1979 BA 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. |
(2897) Ole Romans ( 1932 CK ; 1949 FJ ; 1971 UP 4 ; 1979 BA 1 ) is approximately five kilometers in Asteroid of the inner main belt , which on 5 February 1932 by the German (then the Weimar Republic ) astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl was discovered on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024) on the Crimean peninsula ( IAU code 095).
designation
(2897) Ole Römer was named in 1992 after the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer (1644–1710). In 1676 he proved that the speed of light is finite and not infinite. He was born in the city of Aarhus , after which (2676) Aarhus was named. He developed the Rømer scale , temperature scale . He was mayor of Copenhagen , mint master and chairman of the Statsrådet ( Council of State ).
See also
Web links
- (2897) Ole Römer in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2897) Ole Römer in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
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): “1932 CK. Discovered 1932 Feb. 5 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2896) Price | numbering | (2898) Neuvo |