(31319) Vespucci
Asteroid (31319) Vespucci |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt |
Asteroid family | Ursula family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1932 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0623 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.9944 AU - 3.3919 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.4565 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 212.1810 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.71 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 12.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer | VS Casulli |
Date of discovery | April 20, 1998 |
Another name | 1998 HD 2 |
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. |
(31319) Vespucci is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on April 20, 1998 by the Italian amateur astronomer Vincenzo Silvano Casulli at the Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia ( IAU code 596) in Guidonia Montecelio in the province of Rome .
The asteroid was named after the navigator , navigator and explorer Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), who explored large parts of the east coast of South America on his journeys and was the namesake of America.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Vespucci: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (31319) Vespucci in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (31319) Vespucci in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).