(29132) Bradpitt
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Asteroid (29132) Bradpitt |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.5430 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2520 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9022 AU - 3.1838 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.4668 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 142.6636 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 344.2400 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.06 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | January 22, 1987 |
| Another name | 1987 BP 1 , 1987 BD 2 , 1998 XT 80 |
| 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. | |
(29132) Bradpitt is an asteroid of the central main belt discovered on January 22, 1987 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).
The solar orbit of (29132) Bradpitt is strongly elliptical with an eccentricity of 0.2520 .
The asteroid's period of rotation was investigated by Brian D. Warner at the Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado in 2009 and by Adam Waszczak, Chan-Kao Chang, Eran Ofek et al. However, the light curves were not sufficient for a determination.
(29132) Bradpitt was named after the American actor Brad Pitt on June 2, 2015 . His role as Achilles in the 2004 film Troy was particularly highlighted in the dedication .
See also
Web links
- (29132) Bradpitt in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (29132) Bradpitt in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances of (29132) Bradpitt according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)