(3277) Aaronson
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Asteroid (3277) Aaronson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1422 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2712 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2900 AU - 3.9945 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.5689 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 84.9973 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 295.3525 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.57 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.81 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 19.88 ± 0.147 km |
| Rotation period | 9.80 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
| Spectral class | 0.112 |
| history | |
| Explorer | E. Bowell |
| Date of discovery | January 8, 1984 |
| Another name | 1984 AF 1 , 1962 CF, 1971 UV 2 , 1982 TU 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. | |
(3277) Aaronson is an asteroid of the main belt , which on January 8, 1984 of the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory was discovered.
It was named in honor of the American astronomer Marc Aaronson (1950–1987).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Aaronson: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3277) Aaronson in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3277) Aaronson in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).