(2974) Holden
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Asteroid (2974) Holden |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Asteroid family | Vesta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3122 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1401 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9883 ± 0.0011 AU - 2.6361 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.4241 ± 0.0516 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 214.9407 ± 0.311 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 130.6248 ± 0.3416 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | January 26, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.52 a ± 0.0622 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.944 ± 0.216 km |
| Albedo | 0.288 ± 0.036 |
| Rotation period | ≈856 ± 256.8 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Indiana Asteroid Program
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| Date of discovery | 23rd August 1955 |
| Another name | 1955 QK ; 1980 TJ 13 |
| 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. | |
(2974) Holden ( 1955 QK ; 1980 TJ 13 ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on August 23, 1955 as part of the Indiana Asteroid Program at the Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn , Indiana ( IAU code 760 ) has been discovered. A total of 119 asteroids were discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program. It belongs to the Vesta family , a group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta .
designation
(2974) Holden was named after the American astronomer Edward Singleton Holden (1846-1914), who was the first director of the Lick Observatory (IAU code 662). He founded the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , after which Asteroid (2848) ASP was named. The name was proposed by the American astronomer Frank K. Edmondson in the 100th year of the founding of the Lick Observatory and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The lunar crater Holden and the Martian crater Holden were also named after Holden .
See also
Web links
- (2974) Holden in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2974) Holden 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 27, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1955 QK. Discovered 1955 Aug. 23 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2973) Paola | numbering | (2975) Spahr |