(2933) Amber
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Asteroid (2933) Amber |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6094 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0471 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.4865 ± 0.001 AU - 2.7323 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.2134 ± 0.0337 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 121.4177 ± 0.3129 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 222.5036 ± 0.4773 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | July 10, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 4.22 a ± 0.0915 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 20.449 ± 0.196 km |
| Albedo | 0.097 ± 0.018 |
| Rotation period | ≈13.482 ± 4.0446 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Norman G. Thomas
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| Date of discovery | April 18, 1983 |
| Another name | 1983 HN ; 1938 RB; 1940 CE; 1949 FT; 1950 NE 1 ; 1951 WT; 1978 EB 1 ; 1980 TE 2 ; A917 TE |
| 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. | |
(2933) Amber ( 1983 HN ; 1938 RB ; 1940 CE ; 1949 FT ; 1950 NE 1 ; 1951 WT ; 1978 EB 1 ; 1980 TE 2 ; A917 TE ) is an asteroid about 20 kilometers in size in the central main belt . April 1983 by the American astronomer Norman G. Thomas at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2933) Amber was named after Amber Marie Baltutis , the grandmother of the explorer Norman G. Thomas.
See also
Web links
- (2933) Amber in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2933) Amber 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): “1983 HN. Discovered 1983 Apr. 18 by NG Thomas at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2932) Kempchinsky | numbering | (2934) Aristophanes |