(34611) Nacogdoches
Asteroid (34611) Nacogdoches |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.1792 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1075 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.8374 AU - 3.5210 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.8801 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 19.2076 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 203.0939 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.67 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.71 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 14.3 mag |
history | |
Explorer | W. Dan Bruton and Ryan M. Williams |
Date of discovery | October 25, 2000 |
Another name | 2000 UF 11 , 1992 GX 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. |
(34611) Nacogdoches is an asteroid of the main outer belt . It was discovered on October 25, 2000 by US astronomers W. Dan Bruton and Ryan M. Williams at the Stephen F. Austin State University Observatory near Nacogdoches , Texas .
The asteroid was named on November 20, 2002 after the location of its discovery. (34611) Nacogdoches heard of Themis - family at.
See also
Web links
- (34611) Nacogdoches in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (34611) Nacogdoches in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances of (34611) Nacogdoches according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)