(3254) bus
Asteroid (3254) bus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.9482 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1665 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 3.2909 AU - 4.6056 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.4465 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 43.5104 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 305.5093 ° |
Sidereal period | 7.85 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 14.97 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 31 km |
Rotation period | 6.62 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.2 mag |
Spectral class | SMASSII T |
history | |
Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
Date of discovery | 17th October 1982 |
Another name | 1982 UM , 1982 SW 4 |
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. |
(3254) Bus is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 17 October 1982 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 American astronomer Schelte John Bus (* 1956), who was one of the main people responsible for the planning and implementation of the UCAS program launched in 1982 .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Bus: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3254) Bus in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3254) Bus in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).