(5079) Brubeck

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Asteroid
(5079) Brubeck
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6434  AU
eccentricity 0.2033
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1060 AU - 3.1807 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.7684 °
Length of the ascending node 269.0329 °
Argument of the periapsis 246.0444 °
Sidereal period 4.30 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.32 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16.50 km
Albedo 0.0592
Absolute brightness 10.6 mag
Spectral class SMASSII : B
history
Explorer Felix Aguilar Observatory
Date of discovery February 16, 1975
Another name 1975 DB , 1979 BN, 1989 OK
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(5079) Brubeck is an asteroid of the main belt , of February 16, 1975 by astronomers of Felix-Aguilar observatory at the Astronomical means Leoncito ( IAU code 829) in the El-Leoncito National Park was discovered in Argentina.

The asteroid was 19 February 2006, the American US after the jazz pianist , composer and bandleader Dave Brubeck named (1920-2012), one of the longest lasting and most successful combos of the Modern Jazz headed.

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