(3834) Zappa franc
Asteroid (3834) Zappa franc |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.5509 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1939 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0563 AU - 3.0456 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 14.0670 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 55.4878 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 170.8685 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.07 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.63 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
history | |
Explorer | Ladislav Brožek |
Date of discovery | May 11, 1980 |
Another name | 1980 JE , 1984 GJ, 1984 HD |
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. |
(3834) Zappafrank is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 11, 1980 by the Slovak astronomer Ladislav Brožek at the Kleť observatory ( observatory code 046) near the town of Český Krumlov in southern Bohemia .
The asteroid was named after the American composer and musician Frank Zappa (1940-1993), who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Zappafrank: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (3834) Zappafrank in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (3834) Zappafrank in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).