(7696) love
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Asteroid (7696) love |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7237 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0328 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6343 AU - 2.8130 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.6513 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 115.1054 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4.50 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 18.04 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.6 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Werner Landgraf |
| Date of discovery | May 10, 1988 |
| Another name | 1988 JD, 1988 KO, 1996 AD 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. | |
(7696) Love is a main belt asteroid discovered on May 10, 1988 by the German astronomer Werner Landgraf from the La Silla Observatory ( IAU code 809) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile .
The asteroid was named after the German astronomer Bodo Liebe , who taught astronomy at the University of Siegen and set up an observatory.
Web links
- (7696) Love in the JPL Small-Body Database Browser