(3018) Godiva
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Asteroid (3018) Godiva |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3681 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1866 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9262 AU - 2.8100 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.7275 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 228.2963 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 72.8929 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.64 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.35 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Rotation period | 10.881 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | May 21, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 KM , 1928 UA, 1977 BA 1 , 1979 UK |
| 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. | |
(3018) Godiva is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21 May 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 Lady Godiva , an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman of the 11th century. According to legend, she rode through Coventry wearing only her long hair to persuade her husband Leofric , the Earl of Mercia , to lower taxes.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Godiva: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3018) Godiva in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3018) Godiva in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).