(305661) Joe Jackson
Asteroid (305661) Joejackson |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3974 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1952 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9295 AU - 2.8653 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.1274 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 204.0167 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 185.8880 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | October 6, 2015 |
Sidereal period | 3.71 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 19.0 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Felix Hormuth |
Date of discovery | January 29, 2009 |
Another name | 2009 BN 73 |
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. |
(305661) Joejackson is an asteroid of the main inner belt discovered by the German astronomer Felix Hormuth on January 29, 2009 at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory ( IAU code 493).
The asteroid was named on March 23, 2016 after the English musician Joe Jackson (* 1954).
See also
Web links
- (305661) Joejackson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (305661) Joejackson in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances of (305661) Joejackson according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)