(7796) Járacimrman

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Asteroid
(7796) Járacimrman
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Adeona family
Major semi-axis 2.6657  AU
eccentricity 0.1420
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2872 AU - 3.0442 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 12.8122 °
Sidereal period 4.35 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.54 km (± 0.9)
Albedo 0.0408 (± 0.006)
Absolute brightness 13.4 mag
history
Explorer Zdeněk Moravec
Date of discovery January 16, 1996
Another name 1973 YE3; 1990 VG; 1996 BG
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.

(7796) Járacimrman , alternatively (7796) Jaracimrman , is an asteroid whose orbit is in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter .

properties

Based on the absolute brightness , the mean diameter of the asteroid is estimated at 12.5 km. Information on the spectrum is not known, which is why no statements can be made about its chemical and mineralogical composition.

The asteroid belongs to the Adeona family, a group of asteroids named after (145) Adeona .

discovery

(7796) Járacimrman was discovered by the Czech astronomer Zdeněk Moravec on January 16, 1996 at the Kleť observatory near Český Krumlov (the 312nd asteroid discovered here) and was given the provisional designation 1996 BG. It later emerged that he had been observed earlier and was given the designation 1973 YE3 and 1990 VG. In 1997 the orbit was calculated and the asteroid could be named. The name was given at the suggestion of the discoverer Moravec after the fictional person of Prague cultural life Jára Cimrman .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The family membership of (7796) Járacimrman in the AstDyS-2 database (English)