(3693) Barringer
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Asteroid (3693) Barringer |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1461 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2045 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5027 AU - 3.7896 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.9208 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 178.8780 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 184.7609 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.58 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.80 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 24.74 km (± 2.1) |
| Albedo | 0.0603 |
| Rotation period | 6.626 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | September 15, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 RU |
| 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. | |
(3693) Barringer is a asteroid of the main belt , the American US on 15 September 1982 by the astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station ( IAU code 688) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American geologist Daniel Barringer (1860–1929), who was the first to prove the existence of a meteor crater on Earth.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Barringer: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3693) Barringer in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (3693) Barringer in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).