The word “Armor” has other meanings; see Armor .
(774) Armor ( French Armor ) - an asteroid of the main belt , which belongs to the light spectral class S. It was discovered on December 19, 1913 by the French astronomer Charles le Morvan at the Paris Observatory and is named after Armorica , a historical region in the north-west of modern France, where the asteroid discoverer was born [1] . The Tisseran parameter relative to Jupiter is 3.209.
| (774) Armor | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Charles le Morvan |
| Place of discovery | Paris |
| Discovery date | December 19, 1913 |
| Eponym | Armorica |
| Alternative notation | 1913 TW 1 ; 1955 SW2 1 ; A896 RA 1 ; A908 YH 1 ; A910 CJ 1 |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of November 4, 2013 JD 2456600.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0,1700263 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 455.639 million km (3.0457554 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 378.168 million km (2,5278969 AE) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 533.109 million km (3.5636139 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1941.516 days (5.316 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.942 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 5.56142 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 250.29525 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 28.75533 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 54.79554 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 50,214 km |
| Rotation period | 25.107 h |
| Spectral class | S |
| Apparent magnitude | 14.4 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 8.8 m |
| Albedo | 0.189 |
| Current distance from the sun | 3.104 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 2.732 a. e. |
The orbit of the asteroid Armor and its position in the solar system
See also
- List of asteroids ( 701-800 )
- 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. 73. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .