(46977) Krakow
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Asteroid (46977) Krakow |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7895 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2189 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1788 AU - 3.4001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 24.9869 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 24.9869 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 58.3042 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.66 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
| Date of discovery | September 18, 1998 |
| Another name | 1998 SE 144 , 1984 UD 2 |
| 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. | |
(46977) Krakow is an asteroid of the main central belt , which was discovered on September 18, 1998 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809). Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already been made on October 29 and 30, 1984 under the provisional designation 1984 UD 2 at the Kleť Observatory near Český Krumlov .
The solar orbit of (46977) Krakow is strongly elliptical with an eccentricity of 0.2189 and strongly inclined with more than 24 ° compared to the ecliptic of the solar system .
The asteroid was named after the Polish city of Krakow on May 20, 2008 .
Web links
- Photograph of the asteroid in front of the spiral galaxy Messier 61 (the asteroid can be seen in the photo above M61)
- (46977) Krakow in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (46977) Krakow in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (46977) Krakow according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (46977) Krakow at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)