(4492) Debussy
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Asteroid (4492) Debussy |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7664 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1802 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2680 AU - 3.2649 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.0241 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 350.0577 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 52.6076 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.60 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 10 km |
| Rotation period | 26 h 36 min |
| Absolute brightness | 12.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | 17th September 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 SH , 1979 SZ 10 , 1979 VF 1 |
| 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. | |
(4492) Debussy is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 17, 1988 by Eric Walter Elst of the Observatoire de Haute-Provence ( IAU code 511).
The asteroid is orbited by the natural satellite S / 2004 (4492) 1 , which is approximately 6 km in diameter.
The asteroid was named after the French composer Claude Debussy (1862–1918).
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Debussy: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (4492) Debussy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (4492) Debussy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/astro/astmoons/am-04492.html
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of minor planet names . Vol. 1. Springer, Berlin & New York 2003