(30305) Severi

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Asteroid
(30305) Severi
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  July 31, 2016 ( JD 2,457,600.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8391  AU
eccentricity 0.0909
Perihelion - aphelion 2.5809 AU - 3.0973 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.8609 °
Length of the ascending node 58.2462 °
Argument of the periapsis 277.3595 °
Time of passage of the perihelion November 13, 2015
Sidereal period 4.78 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.67 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 4.386 (± 0.256) km
Albedo 0.366 (± 0.056)
Absolute brightness 14.0 mag
history
Explorer Paul G. Comba
Date of discovery May 1, 2000
Another name 2000 YES
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.

(30305) Severi is a major outer belt asteroid discovered by Italian-American astronomer Paul G. Comba on May 1, 2000 at the Prescott Observatory in Prescott , Arizona ( IAU code 684).

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis . The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (30305) Severi are almost identical to those of the smaller one, assuming the absolute brightness of 17.2 versus 14.0, asteroids (324027) 2005 UF 414 .

(30305) Severi was named after Francesco Severi (1879–1961). Severi was an Italian mathematician who mainly worked in the field of algebraic geometry . The asteroid was named on April 27, 2002.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The family status of the asteroids in the AstDyS-2 database (English, HTML; 51.4 MB)