(3173) McNaught
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Asteroid (3173) McNaught |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2036 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2109 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7388 AU - 2.6683 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.7984 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 79.3598 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 218.9940 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.27 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.06 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | November 24, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 WY , 1951 ND, 1977 KT |
| 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. | |
(3173) McNaught is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 24 November 1981 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid McNaught: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3173) McNaught in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3173) McNaught in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).