(6828) Elbsteel
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Asteroid (6828) Elbsteel |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.6916 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.2274 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.0794 AU - 3.3037 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 11.8981 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 108.7114 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 305.3438 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 5 m 4 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.140 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.844 ± 0.154 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
| Spectral class | 0.286 ± 0.053 |
| history | |
| Explorer | D. Steel |
| Date of discovery | November 12, 1990 |
| Another name | 1990 VC 1 , 1968 UP 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. | |
(6828) Elbsteel is an asteroid of the main belt . It was discovered on November 12, 1990 by Duncan I. Steel at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia and named after the son of the discoverer, Elliott Lewis Barnaby Steel (ELB Steel).
See also
Web links
- (6828) Elbsteel in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (6828) Elbsteel in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
- Discovery Circumstances of (6828) Elbsteel according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)