(8026) John McKay

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Asteroid
(8026) Johnmckay
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  April 18, 2013 ( JD 2,456,400.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 1.9251  AU
eccentricity 0.0749
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7810 AU - 2.0693 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 19.9348 °
Length of the ascending node 217.7463 °
Sidereal period 2.67 a
Physical Properties
Rotation period 372 h
Absolute brightness 14.7 mag
history
Explorer Eleanor Helin
Date of discovery May 8, 1991
Another name 1991 JA 1 , 1989 UF 2
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.

(8026) Johnmckay is an asteroid of the main belt , which from the May 8, 1991 American US astronomer Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory ( IAU code in 675) California was discovered. In 2010 it was recognized that (8026) Johnmckay has its own moon.

The celestial body is named after the American test pilot John B. McKay (1922–1975), who completed 29 flights in the X-15 program and was only awarded his astronaut wings on August 24, 2005 as a NASA pilot .

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Individual evidence

  1. (8026) Johnmckay on johnstonsarchive.net (English)