(3617) Eicher
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Asteroid (3617) Eicher |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6273 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1111 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3355 AU - 2.9192 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.4802 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 181.5280 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 36.4895 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.26 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.38 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 9 km |
| Rotation period | 5.81 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.4 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Brian A. Skiff |
| Date of discovery | 2nd June 1984 |
| Another name | 1984 LJ, 1950 LM, 1971 FU |
| 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. | |
(3617) Eicher is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 June 1984 of US astronomers Brian A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American amateur astronomer and editor of the magazines Astronomy and Deep Sky David J. Eicher (* 1961), who also wrote several books on the American Civil War .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Eicher: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3617) Eicher in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3617) Eicher in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).