(4581) Asclepius
Asteroid (4581) Asclepius |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Apollo type |
Major semi-axis | 1.0225 AU |
eccentricity | 0.3570 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 0.6574 AU - 1.3875 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.9193 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 180.2866 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 255.2986 ° |
Sidereal period | 1.03 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 29.45 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 300 m |
Absolute brightness | 20.7 mag |
history | |
Explorer |
HE Holt N. G. Thomas |
Date of discovery | March 31, 1989 |
Another name | 1989 FC |
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. |
(4581) Asclepius is a near-Earth asteroid of the Apollo type , which was discovered on March 31, 1989 by the American astronomers Henry E. Holt and Norman G. Thomas at the Palomar Observatory , but previously the Earth on March 22, 1981 in a distance of 0.00457 astronomical units (684,000 km) passed. As an earth orbit cruiser, it carries a certain risk of impact on earth.
The celestial body is named after Asklepios , the god of healing in Greek mythology .
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ (4581) Asclepius in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
Web links
- Asteroid Asclepius: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (4581) Asclepius in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).