(2939) Coconino
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Asteroid (2939) Coconino |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4404 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1638 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0406 ± 0.001 AU - 2.8403 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.9477 ± 0.0045 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 349.9573 ± 0.5869 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 237.4343 ± 0.5974 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 25, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.81 a ± 0.0838 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.607 ± 0.177 km |
| Albedo | 0.512 ± 0.043 |
| Rotation period | 4.68138 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | February 21, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 DP ; 1952 HU 3 ; 1976 ST 4 |
| 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. | |
(2939) Coconino ( 1982 DP ; 1952 HU 3 ; 1976 ST 4 ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on February 21, 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2939) Coconino was named after Coconino County , Arizona, where the Lowell Observatory where the asteroid was discovered is located. The word "Coconino" comes from the Hopi language and mainly refers to the Havasupai and Walapai Indian tribes living in the west of the Hopi . A secondary meaning applies to Hopi children who have not yet been introduced to the religious practices of Hopi society.
See also
Web links
- (2939) Coconino in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2939) Coconino 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): “1982 DP. Discovered 1982 Feb. 21 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2938) Hopi | numbering | (2940) Bacon |