(3790) Raywilson
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Asteroid (3790) Raywilson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1559 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1756 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6016 AU - 3.7102 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 0.484 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.607 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.77 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | October 26, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 UE, 1976 SV 1 , 1982 UC 2 |
| 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. | |
(3790) Raywilson is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 26, 1937 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the English physicist Raymond Wilson (* 1928), who is known for his designs of optical systems for large telescopes , at the suggestion of Lutz D. Schmadel with the support of the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl . The appointment was made for the retirement of Wilson.