(6827) Wombat ( lat. Wombat ) - an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on September 27, 1990 by the Japanese amateur astronomer Takeshi Urata at the Nihondair Observatory and named after the wombat - a small marsupial animal that lives in Australia [1] .
- The orbit of the asteroid Wombat and its position in the solar system
| (6827) Wombat | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | T. Urata |
| Place of discovery | Shimizu |
| Discovery date | September 27, 1990 |
| Alternative notation | 1990 SN 4 ; 1986 TG 6 ; 1986 XB |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of March 14, 2012 JD 2456000.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.1549025 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 388.474 million km (2.5967861 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 328.298 million km (2.1945374 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 448.649 million km (2,9990348 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1528.455 days (4.185 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.372 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 12.91353 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 356.68791 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 81.76495 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 4,41579 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 8 - 19 km |
| Apparent magnitude | 16.1 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.5 m |
| Current distance from the sun | 2.55 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 1,582 a. e. |
See also
- The list of asteroids ( 201-300 )
- Classifications of Minor Planets
Notes
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . - Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. - B. , Heidelberg, N. Y .: Springer, 2003 .-- P. 560. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .