(33434) Scottmanley
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Asteroid (33434) Scottmanley |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9317 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0644 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7428 AU - 3.1207 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.3031 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 334.0265 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 137.0068 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.02 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 4.602 km |
| Albedo | 0.252 |
| Absolute brightness | 13.9 likes |
| history | |
| Date of discovery | March 17, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 FU |
| 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. | |
(33434) Scottmanley is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on March 17, 1999 as part of the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey . The asteroid is approximately 4.6 kilometers in diameter and is a member of the Koronis family , a large group of asteroids named from (158) Koronis .
(33434) Scottmanley was born on May 18, 2019 after the Scottish Space - Youtuber and astrophysicist named Scott Manley (born 1972). Manley is known in the art for his visualizations of the discovery chronology of the main belt asteroids. He attributed the designation of (33434) Scottmanley to this work.
See also
Web links
- (33434) Scottmanley in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (33434) Scottmanley in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- Scott Manley: Why I Have a Real Planet Named After Me - (33434) Scottmanley (Youtube-Video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the Small-Body Database of the JPL; Why I Have a Real Planet Named After Me from minute 3:10.