(2926) Caldeira
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Asteroid (2926) Caldeira |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2746 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1185 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0051 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.5441 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.4815 ± 0.0392 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 220.9761 ± 0.5965 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 35.3282 ± 0.6254 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 13, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.43 a ± 0.058 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.144 ± 0.217 km |
| Albedo | 0.317 ± 0.073 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Henri Debehogne
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| Date of discovery | November 7, 1978 |
| Another name | 1980 KG ; 1942 FL |
| 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. | |
(2926) Caldeira ( 1980 KG ; 1942 FL ) is an approximately five kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on November 7, 1978 by the Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at the La Silla Observatory on La Silla in La Higuera in Chile ( IAU Code 809) was discovered.
designation
(2926) Caldeira was named after Felipe Caldeira , an astronomer at the Valongo Observatory and professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro . He participated in the asteroid program at the European Southern Observatory (IAU code 262).
See also
Web links
- (2926) Caldeira in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2926) Caldeira 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): “1980 KG. Discovered 1980 May 22 by H. Debehogne at La Silla. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2925) Beatty | numbering | (2927) Alamosa |