(40463) Frankkameny
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Asteroid (40463) Frankkameny |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7781 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1805 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2766 AU - 3.2796 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.4538 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 303.0070 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 30.5664 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.63 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 15.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Gary Billings |
| Date of discovery | September 15, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 RE 44 , 1997 EJ 19 |
| 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. | |
(40463) Frankkameny is an asteroid of the main middle belt discovered on September 15, 1999 by the Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer Gary Billings from Calgary ( IAU code 681). Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already occurred on March 3 and 11, 1997 at the Steward Observatory's remote station on Kitt Peak .
Mean solar distance ( major semi-axis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of (40463) Frankkameny roughly correspond to the Dora family, a group of asteroids named after (668) Dora .
(40463) Frankkameny was named on July 3, 2012 after the American astronomer and civil rights activist Franklin Kameny (1925-2011). Kameny was a significant LGBT - activists . When Gary Billings read an obituary for Franklin Kameny, he decided to name the asteroid he discovered after him. The dedication text was written by Richard Kinne of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), which is based at Harvard University . Billings had previously served on the board of directors at AAVSO.
Web links
- (40463) Frankkameny in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (40463) Frankkameny in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (40463) Frankkameny according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (40463) Frankkameny at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)
- ^ Asteroid Named After Gay Rights Activist Frank Kameny . Article by Michele Garcia of 10 July 2012 in the journal The Advocate (English)