(2904) Millman
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Asteroid (2904) Millman |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6041 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1382 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2442 AU - 2.9639 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.3801 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 79.6243 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.20 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.46 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.88 km (± 2.0) |
| Albedo | 0.1421 |
| Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | December 20, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 YB, 1939 VF, 1939 XG, 1960 WO, 1960 XB, 1981 WK 9 |
| 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. | |
(2904) Millman is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 20 December 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Canadian astronomer Peter Millman (1906–1990), who devoted his work to the exploration and observation of meteors .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Millman: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (2904) Millman in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (2904) Millman in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).