(2959) Scholl
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Asteroid (2959) Scholl |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.9473 ± 0.0003 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2735 ± 0.00003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8679 ± 0.0001 AU - 5.0267 ± 0.0004 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.2312 ± 0.0396 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 121.1913 ± 0.4497 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 285.1975 ± 0.0455 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 8, 2015 |
| Sidereal period | 7.84 a ± 0.308 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 32.783 ± 0.507 km |
| Albedo | 0.054 ± 0.012 |
| Rotation period | ≈4.359 ± 1.3077 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | 4th September 1983 |
| Another name | 1983 RE 2 ; 1968 UB 3 ; 1977 UK; 1978 EY 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. | |
(2959) Scholl ( 1983 RE 2 ; 1968 UB 3 ; 1977 UK ; 1978 EY 1 ) is an approximately 33 km large asteroid of the outer main belt that was discovered on September 4, 1983 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(2959) Scholl was named after the German astronomer Hans Scholl (* 1942) who worked at the Astronomical Computing Institute in Heidelberg . He is known for theoretical work on the orbits of minor planets and has studied orbital resonance in the main outer belt and studied several orbits, including those of (2062) Aten and (2060) Chiron .
See also
Web links
- (2959) Scholl in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2959) Scholl 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): “1983 RE 2 . Discovered 1983 Sept. 4 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2958) Arpetito | numbering | (2960) Ohtaki |