(56329) Tarxien
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Asteroid (56329) Tarxien |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Vesta family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3310 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0457 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2244 AU - 2.4376 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 5.8217 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 254.2845 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 282.8680 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.56 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.51 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 16.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Jana Tichá , Miloš Tichý |
| Date of discovery | November 28, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 WO 1 , 2002 RY 202 |
| 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. | |
(56329) Tarxien is an asteroid of the inner main belt , which was discovered on November 28, 1999 by the Czech astronomer couple Jana Tichá and Miloš Tichý at the Kle Observ Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .
The asteroid belongs to the Vesta family, a large group of asteroids named after (4) Vesta , the second largest asteroid and third largest celestial body in the main belt. The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (56329) Tarxien are almost identical to those of the larger, if one assumes the absolute brightness of 15.1 compared to 16.3, asteroids (45938) 2001 AV 4 .
(56329) Tarxien is named after the temples of Tarxien , a Neolithic temple complex from the 3rd and 4th millennium BC. In Malta , which Jana Tichá and Miloš Tichý had visited in October 2002. The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on March 6, 2004. Other asteroids whose names have a connection with Malta are (2541) Edebono (named after Edward de Bono ), (55082) Xlendi (named after the town) Xlendi ) and (56422) Mnajdra (named after the temple complex Mnajdra ).
Web links
- (56329) Tarxien in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (56329) Tarxien in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The family membership of (56329) Tarxien in the AstDyS-2 database (English)
- ↑ Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)