(3064) room

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Asteroid
(3064) room
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 31, 2020 ( JD 2,459,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4549  AU
eccentricity 0.1207
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1586 AU - 2.7512 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.9479 °
Length of the ascending node 157.1047 °
Argument of the periapsis 5.7484 °
Sidereal period 3.85 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.00 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.911 ± 0.183 km
Albedo 0.061 ± 0.007
Absolute brightness 13.6 mag
history
Explorer Edward LG Bowell
Date of discovery January 28, 1984
Another name 1984 BB 1 , 1957 BK, 1965 JH, 1972 AE, 1978 RK 2 , 1978 SW 1 , 1978 TO, 1980 DW 5 , 1984 DJ
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.

(3064) Zimmer is an asteroid of the main belt . It was discovered on January 28, 1984 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County .

The celestial body belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa (also called the Hertha family, after (135) Hertha ).

The celestial body was named after the Belgian clockmaker Louis Zimmer , who built and donated the monumental anniversary clock (1930) and the astronomical studio (1932) in the Zimmer tower named after him in Lier .

See also

Individual evidence

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

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