(5020) Asimov
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Asteroid (5020) Asimov |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.1543 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2124 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.6967 AU - 2.6120 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.0999 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 197.2995 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 131.2886 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.16 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 20.29 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 14.5 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Scolded John Bus |
| Date of discovery | March 2, 1981 |
| Another name | 1981 EX 19 , 1963 UH |
| 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. | |
(5020) Asimov is an asteroid of the main belt extending from the on March 2, 1981 American US astronomers scolding John Bus at Siding Spring Observatory ( IAU code 413) in Australia was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the American science fiction - writer and biochemist Isaac Asimov named, known primarily for his robot stories. Among his most important creations are the often cited Three Laws of Robotics .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Asimov: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Asimov in the Small-Body Database of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (5020) Asimov in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).