(6959) Mikkelkocha
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Asteroid (6959) Mikkelkocha |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main outer belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8933 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1123 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5684 AU - 3.2181 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.5029 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 357.1109 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 331.4298 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | 11th July 2017 |
| Sidereal period | 4.92 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.50 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 9.788 (± 0.185) km |
| Albedo | 0.292 (± 0.038) |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Poul Jensen |
| Date of discovery | 3rd November 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 VD 1 , 1963 SY |
| 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. | |
(6959) Mikkelkocha is an asteroid of the main outer belt , which was discovered on November 3, 1988 by the Danish astronomer Poul Jensen at the Schmidt telescope of the Brorfelde observatory ( IAU code 054) near Holbæk . Unconfirmed sightings of the asteroid had already been made in 1963 (1963 SY) at the Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana .
(6959) Mikkelkocha was named after the discoverer's grandson, Mikkel Kock Augustesen, who was born in 2004. The asteroid was named on September 19, 2005.
Web links
- (6959) Mikkelkocha in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (6959) Mikkelkocha in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- Discovery Circumstances by (6959) Mikkelkocha according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge , Massachusetts (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ (6959) Mikkelkocha at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)