(61342) Lovejoy
Asteroid (61342) Lovejoy |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.3766 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2109 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8753 AU - 2.8779 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.1685 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 90.8292 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 228.9181 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.66 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 15.8 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Gordon J. Garradd |
Date of discovery | August 3, 2000 |
Another name | 2000 PJ 3 , 2001 YC 81 |
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. |
(61342) Lovejoy is an asteroid of the main belt , which on August 3, 2000 by Australian astronomer Gordon J. Garradd at the observatory in Loomberah ( IAU code 422) in Australia was discovered.
The asteroid was named on September 26, 2007 after the Australian computer scientist and comet discoverer Terry Lovejoy (* 1966).
See also
Web links
- (61342) Lovejoy in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- Asteroid Lovejoy in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California (English)
- Discovery Circumstances of (61342) Lovejoy according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)