(2940) Bacon
Asteroid (2940) Bacon |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Dora family |
Major semi-axis | 2.7832 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2346 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1303 AU - 3.4361 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.437 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,643 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.85 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | ? km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | ? |
Absolute brightness | 14.2 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer |
CJ and I. van Houten-Groeneveld , T. Gehrels |
Date of discovery | September 24, 1960 |
Another name | 3042 PL , 1981 ER 3 |
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(2940) Bacon is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by the Dutch research team Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels as part of the Palomar-Leiden Survey .
The name of the asteroid is reminiscent of the British philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon .