(4314) Dervan
Asteroid (4314) Dervan |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.5939 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0954 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3465 AU - 2.8412 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.2021 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 225.6079 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 21.0987 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.18 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.4 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
Eleanor Helin scolded John Bus |
Date of discovery | June 25, 1979 |
Another name | 1979 ML 3 , 1978 EF 8 |
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. |
(4314) Dervan is an asteroid of the main belt , the American US from the 25 June 1979 astronomer Eleanor Helin and scolding John Bus at Siding Spring Observatory (IAU code 413) in Coonabarabran , Australia was discovered.
The asteroid was named after the American chemist Peter Dervan (* 1945), who has taught and researched at the California Institute of Technology since 1973 as a professor (Bren Professor of Chemistry) .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Dervan: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (4314) Dervan in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (4314) Dervan in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).