(3572) Leogoldberg
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Asteroid (3572) Leogoldberg |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7007 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1360 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3333 AU - 3.0680 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.4127 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 232.7028 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 165.1760 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.44 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.12 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | October 28, 1954 |
| Another name | 1954 UJ 2 , 1967 TB, 1969 AE 1 , 1971 OT 1 , 1981 WJ 2 , 1985 TX 3 |
| 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. | |
(3572) Leogoldberg is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 28 October 1954 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory ( IAU code 760) in Brooklyn in the US state of Indiana was discovered.
It was named on October 28, 1957 after the American astronomer Leo Goldberg (1913–1987), who held leading positions at the observatories of the University of Michigan , Harvard University and the Kitt Peak from 1946 until his retirement in 1977 . National Observatory was active.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Leogoldberg: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3572) Leogoldberg in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3572) Leogoldberg in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).