(7231) Porco
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Asteroid (7231) Porco |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Veritas family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.17 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.08 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.93 AU - 3.41 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.43 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.64 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.73 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 18 km |
| Absolute brightness | 12.2 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Edward LG Bowell |
| Date of discovery | October 15, 1985 |
| Another name | 1974 TQ, 1983 EA 2 , 1985 TQ 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. | |
(7231) Porco is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 15 October 1985 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory was discovered.
The asteroid was named on August 8, 1998 after the American planetary researcher Carolyn C. Porco (* 1954).