(5801) Vasarely
Asteroid (5801) Vasarely |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3731 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1018 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1316 AU - 2.6165 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.2428 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 304.3218 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 81.6219 ° |
Time of passage of the perihelion | September 30, 2019 |
Sidereal period | 3.66 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.34 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 12.510 (± 0.119) km |
Albedo | 0.052 (± 0.008) |
Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Antonin Mrkos |
Date of discovery | October 16, 1982 |
Another name | 1984 BK , 1973 AF 2 , 1979 VE 2 , 1986 RS 10 , 1986 VV 8 |
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. |
(5801) Vasarely is an asteroid of the main inner belt , which was discovered on October 16, 1982 by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kle Observ Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already occurred on January 1, 1973 (1973 AF 2 ) and November 14, 1979 (1979 VE 2 ) at the Crimean Observatory in Nautschnyj .
The mean diameter of the asteroid is calculated to be around 12.5 kilometers. With an albedo of 0.052 (± 0.008) it has a very dark surface.
(5801) Vasarely is named after the French - Hungarian painter and graphic artist Victor Vasarely . Vasarely is one of the co-founders of the artistic direction Op Art . The designation was made on the proposal of the Czech astronomer Jana Tichá by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 11, 2000.
Web links
- (5801) Vasarely in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (5801) Vasarely 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
- ↑ Observations by (5801) Vasarely on minorplanetcenter.net (English)
- ↑ Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)