(2955) Newburn
Asteroid (2955) Newburn |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt |
Major semi-axis | 2.1802 ± 0.0001 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1156 ± 0.0004 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9283 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.4321 ± 0.0001 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.5927 ± 0.0417 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 32.4224 ± 0.7291 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 234.5325 ± 0.0752 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | 7th July 2018 |
Sidereal period | 3.22 a ± 0.0062 d |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 5.427 ± 0.068 km |
Albedo | 0.315 ± 0.030 |
Absolute brightness | 13.3 mag |
Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
history | |
Explorer |
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Date of discovery | January 30, 1982 |
Another name | 1982 BX 1 ; 1976 JG 3 ; 1979 FZ 1 |
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. |
(2955) Newburn ( 1982 BX 1 ; 1976 JG 3 ; 1979 FZ 1 ) is an approximately five kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on January 30, 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688).
designation
(2955) Newburn was named after the astronomer Ray L. Newburn who worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
See also
Web links
- (2955) Newburn in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2955) Newburn 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 25, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 BX 1 . Discovered 1982 Jan. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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(2954) Delsemme | numbering | (2956) Yeomans |