(7867) Burian

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Asteroid
(7867) Burian
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  4th November 2013 ( JD 2,456,600.5)
Orbit type Inner main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2113  AU
eccentricity 0.1870
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7978 AU - 2.6249 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.9805 °
Length of the ascending node 351.7682 °
Argument of the periapsis 330.3618 °
Sidereal period 3.29 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.03 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.5 mag
history
Explorer Antonin Mrkos
Date of discovery 20th September 1984
Another name 1984 SB 1 , 1993 FW 25
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(7867) Burian is an asteroid of the main inner belt , which was discovered on September 20, 1984 by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kle Observ Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .

Mean solar distance ( major semi-axis ), eccentricity and inclination of the orbit plane of the asteroid are similar to the orbital data of the members of the Flora family, a large group of asteroids named after (8) Flora . Asteroids of this family move in a 4: 9 orbital resonance with the planet Mars around the sun . The group is also called the Ariadne family, after the asteroid (43) Ariadne .

(7867) Burian is named after the Czech draftsman and graphic artist Zdeněk Burian , who is best known for his illustrations of books about prehistoric animals and humans. (7867) Burian was named by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on May 23, 2000 at the suggestion of the Czech astronomers Miloš Tichý and Jiří Borovička .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)