(2925) Beatty
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Asteroid (2925) Beatty |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3868 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1905 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.932 ± 0.001 AU - 2.8415 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.223 ± 0.0442 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 217.2884 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 277.6492 ± 0.0001 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 10, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.69 a ± 0.073 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 7.101 ± 0.920 km |
| Albedo | 0.097 ± 0.040 |
| Rotation period | 3.6612 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.7 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: Cgh |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Scolded John Bus , Eleanor Helin
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| Date of discovery | November 7, 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 VC 5 ; 1939 GA; 1950 EW; 1976 HX; 1976 JH 1 ; 1983 CP 3 ; 1987 AGM 2 |
| 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. | |
(2925) Beatty ( 1978 VC 5 ; 1939 GA ; 1950 EW ; 1976 HX ; 1976 JH 1 ; 1983 CP 3 ; 1987 HV 2 ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was released on November 7, 1978 by the US - American astronomers scolded John Bus and Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory northeast of San Diego in California ( IAU code 675).
designation
(2925) Beatty was named after J. Kelly Beatty , an associate editor of the astronomical journal Sky & Telescope . The asteroid was named after Beatty on the occasion of his wedding on October 1, 1983. Beatty is a long-time friend of the explorer Schelte John Bus and supported the observation of asteroids at the Palomar Observatory as a geologist and planetologist for many years.
See also
Web links
- (2925) Beatty in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2925) Beatty 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 23, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1978 VC 5 . Discovered 1978 Nov. 7 by EF Helin and SJ Bus at Palomar. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2924) Mitake mura | numbering | (2926) Caldeira |