(3015) Candy
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Asteroid (3015) Candy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.3873 ± 0.0002 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1741 ± 0.0005 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7976 ± 0.0016 AU - 3.9771 ± 0.000003 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 17.4003 ± 0.0555 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 38.1578 ± 0.1451 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 300.9405 ± 0.1955 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | August 30, 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 6.23 a ± 0.2181 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 24.517 ± 0.470 km |
| Albedo | 0.107 ± 0.017 |
| Rotation period | 4.625 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | November 9, 1980 |
| Another name | 1980 VN ; 1974 VL 2 ; 1974 XC; 1984 HS |
| 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. | |
(3015) Candy ( 1980 VN ; 1974 VL 2 ; 1974 XC ; 1984 HS ) is an approximately 25 km large asteroid of the main outer belt that was discovered on November 9, 1980 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Lowell Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) was discovered.
designation
(3015) Candy was named after the astronomer Michael Philip Candy (1928-1994) from the United Kingdom , who was director of the Perth Observatory (IAU code 319) for more than 30 years . As an employee of the Royal Greenwich Observatory (IAU code 000) he discovered the comet C / 1960 Y1 (Candy) and played an important role in the astronomy of the southern hemisphere by analyzing positions (especially of comets and minor planets ) that are useful for astronomers Northern hemisphere would have been difficult. He was director of the comet division of the British Astronomical Association and editor of its journal BAA Circulars and director of the sixth commission (Astronomical Telegrams) of the International Astronomical Union .
See also
Web links
- (3015) Candy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (3015) Candy 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 October 2, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1980 VN. Discovered 1980 Nov. 9 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (3014) Huangsushu | numbering | (3016) Meuse |