(2961) Katsurahama
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Asteroid (2961) Katsurahama |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Asteroid family | Levin family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2685 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1372 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9573 ± 0.0008 AU - 2.5798 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.5474 ± 0.0039 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 221.061 ± 0.4368 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 196.4731 ± 0.4561 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 20, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.42 a ± 0.0488 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.745 ± 0.243 km |
| Albedo | 0.338 ± 0.041 |
| Rotation period | 2.936 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Tsutomu Seki
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| Date of discovery | 7th December 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 XA ; 1941 WZ; 1951 UD; 1968 QH |
| 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. | |
(2961) Katsurahama ( 1982 XA , 1941 WZ , 1951 UD ; 1968 QH ) is about six kilometers in Asteroid of the inner main belt , which on 7 December 1982 by the Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory in Geisei in the prefecture of Kōchi in Japan ( IAU code 372) was discovered. It belongs to the Levin family , a group of asteroids named after (2076) Levin .
designation
(2961) Katsurahama was named after Katsurahama , a beach near Kōchi , the hometown of the explorer Tsutomu Seki. This beach is one of the most popular travel destinations in Japan.
See also
Web links
- (2961) Katsurahama in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2961) Katsurahama 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 25, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 XA. Discovered 1982 Dec. 7 by T. Seki at Geisei. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2960) Ohtaki | numbering | (2962) Otto |