(3032) Evans

Asteroid (3032) Evans
Properties of the orbit ( animation ) Epoch: 4th September 2017 ( JD 2,458,000.5)
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Koronis family
Major semi-axis	2.8922 AU
eccentricity	0.0845
Perihelion - aphelion	2.6477 AU - 3.1367 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	3.2254 °
Length of the ascending node	88.3989 °
Argument of the periapsis	275.2857 °
Sidereal period	4.92 a
Mean orbital velocity	17.50 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	13.747 km (± 2.282)
Albedo	0.257 (± 0.077)
Absolute brightness	11.5 likes
history
Explorer	Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery	February 8, 1984
Another name	1984 CA ₁ , 1935 FD, 1952 VA, 1957 TL, 1957 UO, 1969 BF, 1972 XT ₁ , 1976 PK, 1979 FV ₂
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(3032) Evans is an asteroid of the main belt , which on February 8, 1984 of the American US astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.

The celestial body is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis.

The asteroid was named after the Australian clergyman and amateur astronomer Robert O. Evans (* 1937), who discovered a large number of supernovae using purely visual methods without computer assistance.

Individual evidence