(342843) Davidbowie
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Asteroid (342843) Davidbowie |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7478 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0888 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5037 AU - 2.9919 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.7680 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | = 62.3639 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 300.6487 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.55 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 17.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Felix Hormuth |
| Date of discovery | December 21, 2008 |
| Another name | 2008 YN 3 , 2003 SG 99 |
| 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. | |
(342843) Davidbowie is an asteroid in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter . It was named on January 25, 2015 after the English singer David Bowie . For one revolution of the sun (342843) Davidbowie takes 4.5 years. The major semi-axis of the orbit is 2.7 AU. He was discovered by the German astronomer Felix Hormuth (* 1975) working at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory .
See also
Web links
- (342843) Davidbowie in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (342843) Davidbowie in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (342843) Davidbowie according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)