(2970) Pestalozzi
Asteroid (2970) Pestalozzi |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2,638 AU |
eccentricity | 0.152 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.236 AU - 3.041 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 12.079 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.29 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.2 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 7 km |
Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Paul Wild |
Date of discovery | October 27, 1978 |
Another name | 1978 UC, 1950 ER, 1954 CC, 1975 CK |
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. |
(2970) Pestalozzi is an asteroid of the main belt , which the Swiss astronomers on October 27, 1978 Paul Wild , from zimmerwald observatory of the University of Bern in was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Swiss educator Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi .