(2874) Jim Young
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Asteroid (2874) Jim Young |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2445 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1337 ± 0.0004 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9443 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.5446 ± 0.00001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.893 ± 0.0463 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 79.178 ± 0.5002 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 322.7877 ± 0.5287 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | December 8, 2019 |
| Sidereal period | 3.36 a ± 0.0645 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.552 ± 0.099 km |
| Albedo | 0.251 ± 0.030 |
| Rotation period | ≈131.3 ± 39.39 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.9 mag |
| Spectral class | SMASSII: S. |
| history | |
| Explorer |
 Edward LG Bowell
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| Date of discovery | October 13, 1982 |
| Another name | 1982 TH ; 1962 WE; 1965 SD; 1972 TD 2 ; 1972 XF |
| 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. | |
(2874) Jim Young ( 1982 TH ; 1962 WE ; 1965 SD ; 1972 TD 2 ; 1972 XF ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the main inner belt that was discovered on October 13, 1982 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell on the Lowell- Observatory , Anderson Mesa Station ( Anderson Mesa ) near Flagstaff , Arizona ( IAU code 688) ( IAU code 801).
designation
(2874) Jim Young was named after the astronomer James W. Young who worked at the Table Mountain Observatory (IAU code 654) of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory . The naming was suggested by AW Harris .
See also
Web links
- (2874) Jim Young in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2874) Jim Young in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp. 186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on September 20, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1982 TH. Discovered 1982 Oct. 13 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2873) Binzel | numbering | (2875) Lagerkvist |