(359103) Ottopiene
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Asteroid (359103) Ottopiene |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3111 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2031 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8416 AU - 2.7805 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.9732 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 323.7168 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 12.1486 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | November 13, 2014 |
| Sidereal period | 3.51 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 17.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Felix Hormuth |
| Date of discovery | January 16, 2009 |
| Another name | 2009 BS |
| 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. | |
(359103) Ottopiene is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered by the German astronomer Felix Hormuth on January 16, 2009 at the Spanish Calar Alto Observatory ( IAU code 493).
The asteroid was named on February 22, 2016 after the German artist and co-founder of the artist group ZERO Otto Piene (1928–2014). Piene is considered to be a pioneer of light and fire art as well as sky art campaigns. The dedication to naming the asteroid was written by D. Jung.
See also
Web links
- (359103) Ottopiene in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (359103) Ottopiene in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances of (359103) Ottopiene according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)