(2971) Mohr
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Asteroid (2971) Mohr |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2467 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1169 ± 0.00004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9841 ± 0.001 AU - 2.5094 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.9958 ± 0.0435 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 76.1236 ± 0.3619 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 352.6425 ± 0.4091 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 19th November 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 3.37 a ± 0.0064 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.167 ± 0.056 km |
| Albedo | 0.263 ± 0.033 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Antonin Mrkos
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| Date of discovery | December 30, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 YL ; 1963 VJ; 1973 SM 5 ; 1976 SM 10 ; 1982 KQ 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. | |
(2971) Mohr ( 1980 YL ; 1963 VJ ; 1973 SM 5 ; 1976 SM 10 ; 1982 KQ 2 ) is an approximately five-kilometer asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on December 30, 1980 by the Czech (then: Czechoslovakia ) astronomer Antonín Mrkos was discovered at the Kleť observatory on the Kleť near Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic ( IAU code 046).
designation
(2971) Mohr was named after Josef M. Mohr (1901–1979), a professor of astronomy at Charles University . He was a co-founder of modern star astronomy in what was then Czechoslovakia .
See also
Web links
- (2971) Mohr in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2971) Mohr 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 27, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 YL. Discovered 1980 Dec. 30 by A. Mrkos at Kleť. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2970) Pestalozzi | numbering | (2972) Niilo |