(8676) Lully
Asteroid (8676) Lully |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.0462 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1379 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6261 AU - 3.4664 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.4362 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 229.7826 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.32 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.06 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 13.1 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Eric Walter Elst |
Date of discovery | 2nd February 1992 |
Another name | 1992 CT 2 , 1980 SA 13 |
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. |
(8676) Lully is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 February 1992 by the Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at the La Silla Observatory ( observatory code 809) of the European Southern Observatory in Chile was discovered.
The asteroid is named after the Italian composer and ballet dancer Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–1687), who with his new orchestral discipline not only continued and significantly shaped the French style, but also had an enormous influence on the European music landscape at the end of the 17th century .
See also
Web links
- Asteroid Lully: Discovery Circumstances according to the Minor Planet Center of the International Astronomical Union at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, USA
- Asteroid Lully in the Small-Body Database of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, USA
- (8676) Lully in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).