(91006) Fleming
Asteroid (91006) Fleming |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Middle main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Maria family |
Major semi-axis | 2.5428 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1188 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2406 AU - 2.8450 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.4717 ° |
Length of the ascending node | 18.7804 ° |
Argument of the periapsis | 26.6942 ° |
Sidereal period | 4.05 a |
Physical Properties | |
Absolute brightness | 15.9 mag |
history | |
Explorer | Miloš Tichý , Zdeněk Moravec |
Date of discovery | January 28, 1998 |
Another name | 1998 BT 25 |
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. |
(91006) Fleming is an asteroid of the central main belt that was discovered on January 28, 1998 by the Czech astronomers Miloš Tichý and Zdeněk Moravec at the Kleť Observatory ( IAU code 046) near Český Krumlov .
It is believed that (91006) Fleming could broadly belong to the Maria family, a group of asteroids named after the asteroid (170) Maria . The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (91006) Fleming are almost identical to those of the larger asteroids (18144) 2000 OO 48, assuming the absolute magnitude of 13.9 compared to 15.9 mag .
(91006) Fleming is named after the Scottish bacteriologist and Nobel Prize winner Alexander Fleming . The name was given by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on November 24, 2007. After Alexander Fleming and the American astronomer Williamina Fleming , a lunar crater in the northern lunar hemisphere was named in 1970 : lunar crater Fleming .
Web links
- (91006) Fleming in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (91006) Fleming in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena , California (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The family membership of (91006) Fleming in the AstDyS-2 database (English)
- ↑ Entry of the asteroid on the website of the Kleť Observatory (English)
- ^ The lunar crater Fleming in the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature of the IAU (WGPSN) / USGS