(6009) Yuzuruyoshii

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Asteroid
(6009) Yuzuruyoshii
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th November 2013 ( JD 2,456,600.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.4374  AU
eccentricity 0.1517
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0676 AU - 2.8072 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 22.7165 °
Length of the ascending node 213.3285 °
Argument of the periapsis 78.1118 °
Sidereal period 3.81 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 3.0302 h
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
history
Explorer Eleanor Helin
Date of discovery March 24, 1990
Another name 1990 FQ 1 , 1952 HE 3 , 1957 WJ 1
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.

(6009) Yuzuruyoshii is an asteroid of the main inner belt discovered on March 24, 1990 by the American astronomer Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory ( IAU code 675) in California . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already occurred on April 26, 1952 (1952 HE 3 ) at the McDonald Observatory in Texas and on November 27, 1957 (1957 WJ 1 ) at the Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana .

The orbit of the asteroid around the sun is strongly inclined at more than 22 ° to the ecliptic of the solar system .

(6009) Yuzuruyoshii is named after Yuzuru Yoshii , the director of the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Tokyo . The nomination took place on October 29, 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Observations by (6009) Yuzuruyoshii on minorplanetcenter.net (English)