934 Thuringia (934 Thuringia) - an asteroid of the Main asteroid belt . It was discovered on August 15, 1920 by the German astronomer Walter Baade at the Hamburg Observatory ( Bergedorf , Germany ). The asteroid was named after the transatlantic liner , plying the Hamburg - New York route , on which the scientist made two trips in the 1920s . The captain of the ship , an amateur astronomer , asked Baade to name one of the asteroids discovered by him in honor of the ship. The word "Thuringia" ( German: Thüringen ) comes from the name of the German state of the same name . [3]
| 934 Thuringia | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Walter Baade |
| Place of discovery | |
| Discovery date | August 15, 1920 |
| Alternative notation | 1920 HK 1952 OP 1974 HP 3 |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Age of November 30, 2008 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.218 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 411.245 million km (2.749 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 321.593 million km (2.15 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 500.896 million km (3.348 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1664.794 days (4.558 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.749 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 14.069 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 325.591 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 64.587 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 84.385 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 53.35 km |
| Weight | ? kg |
| Density | ? g / cm³ |
| Acceleration of free fall on the surface | ? m / s² |
| 2nd space speed | ? km / s |
| Rotation period | 8.166 h |
| Spectral class | C |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.30 m |
| Albedo | 0.0471 |
| Average surface temperature | ? K |
The asteroid does not cross the Earth ’s orbit , and makes a complete revolution around the Sun in 4.56 Julian years . [2]
The orbit of the asteroid Thuringia, and its position in the solar system on 01/01/2009. Figure NASA JPL Small Body Orbit Viewer applet
See also
- List of asteroids ( 901-1000 )
- Classifications of Minor Planets
Notes
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database
- ↑ 1 2 NASA JPL Small Solar System Bodies (934 )
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel. (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Springer ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3 . (eng.)