(6471) Collins
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Asteroid (6471) Collins |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Hertha family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.4323 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1236 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1317 AU - 2.7329 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.6743 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 329.2291 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3.79 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 8.976 (± 0.128) km |
| Albedo | 0.036 (± 0.008) |
| Absolute brightness | 13.8 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Antonin Mrkos |
| Date of discovery | March 4th 1983 |
| Another name | 1983 EB 1 |
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(6471) Collins (provisional name 1983 EB 1 ) is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt .
Description and track characteristics
(6471) Collins was discovered by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos on March 4, 1983 at the Kleť Observatory .
The asteroid belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa (also called the Hertha family, after (135) Hertha ).
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1 to 2.7 astronomical units , once every 3.79 years (1358 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 2.67 °.
Naming
The asteroid was named after the American astronaut Michael Collins on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission . At the time of the moon landing, Collins was in the command ship, which was circling the moon .
The name was suggested by the Czech astronomers Jana Tichá , Miloš Tichý and Zdeněk Moravec , who observed (6470) Aldrin in 1995. The name was adopted on May 4, 1999.
The asteroids (6469) Armstrong and (6470) Aldrin were also named after Apollo 11 astronauts.