(2929) Harris
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Asteroid (2929) Harris |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1222 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0678 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9105 ± 0.0011 AU - 3.3338 ± 0.0002 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.888 ± 0.0392 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 142.7195 ± 0.1485 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 23.1506 ± 0.0032 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 8, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 5.52 a ± 0.1706 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 16.176 ± 0.212 km |
| Albedo | 0.155 ± 0.024 |
| Rotation period | ≈ 3.13 ± 0.939 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: T |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | January 24, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 BK 1 ; 1938 DH 1 ; 1965 AU |
| 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. | |
(2929) Harris ( 1982 BK 1 ; 1938 DH 1 ; 1965 AU ) is an approximately 10 miles large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on January 24, 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2929) Harris was named after Alan W. Harris , a planetologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory . His research included studies of the formation of the solar system and the dynamics of satellites and planetary rings .
See also
Web links
- (2929) Harris in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2929) Harris in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
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): “1982 BK 1 . Discovered 1982 Jan. 24 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2928) Epstein | numbering | (2930) Euripides |