(3001) Michelangelo
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Asteroid (3001) Michelangelo |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3564 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0697 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1921 AU - 2.5207 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 18.3521 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 297.7462 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 136.2833 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.62 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.40 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 8 km |
| Rotation period | 8.338 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | January 24, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 BC 1 , 1971 BJ 1 , 1976 OB |
| 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. | |
(3001) Michelangelo is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 January 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the Italian artist Michelangelo , who as a painter , sculptor , architect and poet was one of the most important representatives of the Italian High Renaissance .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Michelangelo: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3001) Michelangelo in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3001) Michelangelo in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).