(3029) Sanders
|
Asteroid (3029) Sanders |
|
|---|---|
| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2394 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1117 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9893 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.4896 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.4237 ± 0.0397 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 313.6308 ± 0.7766 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 269.0744 ± 0.7978 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | June 9, 2018 |
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a ± 0.0595 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 5.973 ± 0.442 km |
| Albedo | 0.412 ± 0.047 |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Scolded John Bus
|
| Date of discovery | March 1, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 EA 8 ; 1927 BP; 1944 DD; 1948 MG; 1951 JG; 1973 YA 4 ; 1974 CH |
| 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. | |
(3029) Sanders ( 1981 EA 8 ; 1927 BP ; 1944 DD ; 1948 MG ; 1951 JG ; 1973 YA 4 ; 1974 CH ) is an approximately six kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on March 1, 1981 by the American astronomer Scolding John Bus was discovered at the Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran , New South Wales in Australia ( IAU code 260).
designation
(3029) Sanders is named after Jeffrey D. Sanders , who participated in the Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey as a student at the California Institute of Technology .
See also
Web links
- (3029) Sanders in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (3029) Sanders 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): “1981 EA8. Discovered 1981 Mar. 1 by SJ Bus at Siding Spring. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
|---|---|---|
| (3028) Zhangguoxi | numbering | (3030) Vehrenberg |