(39557) Gielgud
Asteroid (39557) Gielgud |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Railway cruiser |
Major semi-axis | 2.2674 AU |
eccentricity | 0.4246 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.3046 AU - 3.2303 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.5524 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 58.7223 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 239.5882 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.41 a |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 1.0 - 2.1 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | ? |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Absolute brightness | 16.9 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Spacewatch |
Date of discovery | May 2, 1992 |
Another name | 1992 JG |
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. |
(39557) Gielgud is a Mars orbit-crossing asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on May 2, 1992 by Spacewatch at the Kitt Peak National Observatory.
The asteroid was named on November 9, 2006 after the British actor John Gielgud (1904-2000).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Gielgud: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (39557) Gielgud in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (39557) Gielgud in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).