(3072) Vilnius
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Asteroid (3072) Vilnius |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Asteroid family | Matterania family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.23912 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.179105 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8381 AU - 2.6402 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.643 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | NS Tschernych |
| Date of discovery | 5th September 1978 |
| Another name | 1978 RS 1 , 1954 YES, 1968 UA 2 , 1971 OB |
| 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. | |
(3072) Vilnius is an asteroid of the main belt , the after Lithuanian capital Vilnius was named. It was discovered on September 5, 1978 at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj by the Russian astronomer Nikolai Stepanowitsch Tschernych .
See also
Web links
- (3072) Vilnius in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (3072) Vilnius in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).