(7412) Linnaeus
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Asteroid (7412) Linnaeus |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Themis family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.172 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1611 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2,661 AU - 3,683 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.577 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.65 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.7 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ± km |
| Rotation period | H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| Spectral class | ?-Type |
| history | |
| Explorer | EW Elst |
| Date of discovery | September 22, 1990 |
| 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. | |
(7412) Linnaeus is an asteroid of the outer main asteroid belt discovered by EW Elst on September 22, 1990 .
The celestial body was named after Carl von Linné .
Linnaeus moves at a distance of 2.661 ( perihelion ) to 3.683 ( aphelion ) astronomical units around the sun in 5.65 years . The orbit is inclined 2.577 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.1611.