(5072) Hioki
Asteroid (5072) Hioki |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Koronis family |
Major semi-axis | 2.9093 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0875 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6548 AU - 3.1638 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.0184 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.96 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.46 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 12.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | October 9, 1931 |
Another name | 1931 TS 1 , 1981 UX 15 , 1986 WW 10 , 1987 BH |
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(5072) Hioki is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 9, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024) near Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Japanese astronomer and asteroid explorer Tsutomu Hioki .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Hioki: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- (5072) Hioki in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- (5072) Hioki in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).