(7935) Beppefenoglio

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Asteroid
(7935) Beppefenoglio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  March 23, 2018 ( JD 2,458,200.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.0869  AU
eccentricity 0.1316
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6807 AU - 3.4932 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.1493 °
Length of the ascending node 259.8089 °
Argument of the periapsis 339.3978 °
Sidereal period 5.42 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 12.676 ± 0.501 km
Albedo 0.058 ± 0.008
Absolute brightness 13.0 likes
history
Explorer Henri Debehogne
Date of discovery March 1, 1990
Another name 1990 EZ 5 , 1976 UZ 9 , 1981 SO 4 , 1986 PA 2 , 1990 GL, 1990 HG 7
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.

(7935) Beppefenoglio is an asteroid of the main outer belt discovered on March 1, 1990 by the Belgian astronomer Henri Debehogne at the La Silla Observatory of the European Southern Observatory in Chile ( IAU code 809).

The asteroid belongs to the Themis family, a group of asteroids named after (24) Themis .

(7935) Beppefenoglio was named on October 8, 2014 after the Italian writer Beppe Fenoglio (1922–1963), who was only widely recognized after his death.

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Individual evidence

  1. Database ( Memento from October 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) with the assignment of 12,487 asteroids to asteroid groups (English)