(95962) Copito ( Spanish: Copito ) - an asteroid of the main belt , discovered on November 19, 2003 by the Spanish astronomer Pepe Manteka at the Beges Observatory . Named in honor of the first known in the world albino gorilla Snezhka , who lived in the zoo of Barcelona [1] .
| (95962) Money | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Pepe Manteca |
| Place of discovery | Beges |
| Discovery date | November 19, 2003 |
| Eponym | Snowball |
| Alternative notation | 2003 WZ87 |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of November 4, 2013 JD 2456600.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0,0304234 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 480.68 million km (3.2131472 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 466,056 million km (3,1153923 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 495.304 million km (3.3109021 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 2103.751 days (5.76 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.612 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 21.22678 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 214.20356 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 269.18693 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 202.00699 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 3 - 7 km |
| Apparent magnitude | 19.66 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 14.6 m |
| Current distance from the sun | 3.302 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 2,379 a. e. |
See also
- List of asteroids ( 95901–96000 )
- 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. 1242. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .