(3519) Ambiorix
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Asteroid (3519) Ambiorix |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1695 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1775 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.7844 AU - 2.5546 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.5670 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.20 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.21 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Henri Debehogne |
| Date of discovery | February 23, 1984 |
| Another name | 1984 DO, 1937 QB, 1953 RS 1 , 1959 LF, 1962 GF, 1962 GG, 1969 QT, 1969 RN 1 , 1978 EC 3 , 1978 GH 1 , 1978 JQ, 1985 SA 1 |
| 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. | |
(3519) Ambiorix is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 23 February 1984 of Belgian astronomer Henri DEBEHOGNE at La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory ( IAU code 809) in Chile was discovered.
The asteroid was named after Ambiorix , king of the Celtic Eburones , who lived in 54 BC. Brought a heavy defeat to the Romans under Gaius Iulius Caesar .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Ambiorix: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3519) Ambiorix in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3519) Ambiorix in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).