(2941) Alden
Asteroid (2941) Alden |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.1516 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0901 ± 0.00004 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9578 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.3454 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.2393 ± 0.0442 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 10.3346 ± 0.6103 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 64.973 ± 0.6573 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | April 20, 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.16 a ± 0.0503 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 4.820 ± 0.110 km |
Albedo | 0.229 ± 0.026 |
Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Clyde Tombaugh |
Date of discovery | December 24, 1930 |
Another name | 1930 YV ; 1933 WH; 1947 BD; 1976 JY 8 ; 1982 FA 2 |
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. |
(2941) Alden ( 1930 YV ; 1933 WH ; 1947 BD ; 1976 JY 8 ; 1982 FA 2 ) is an asteroid about five kilometers in size of the inner main belt that was discovered on December 24, 1930 by the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory was discovered in Flagstaff , Coconino County , Arizona ( IAU code 690).
designation
(2941) Alden was named after his son by the explorer Clyde Tombaugh.
See also
Web links
- (2941) Alden in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2941) Alden 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): “1930 YV. Discovered 1930 Dec. 24 by CW Tombaugh at Flagstaff. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2940) Bacon | numbering | (2942) Cordie |