(606) Brangen ( German Brangäne ) - an asteroid of the main belt , which belongs to the spectral class K. It was discovered on March 18, 1906 by the German astronomer August Kopff at the Heidelberg Observatory and named after Brangen, Isolda's servant in the opera Tristan and Isolda [1] .
| (606) Brangen | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | August Kopff |
| Place of discovery | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | March 18, 1906 |
| Eponym | Brangen, the heroine of the opera Tristan and Isolde |
| Alternative notation | 1906 VB |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of May 23, 2014 JD 2456800.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.219978888466 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 387.086 million km (2.587512477370 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 301.936 million km (2,018314358706 a.u.) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 472.237 million km (3.156710596034 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1520.275 days (4.162 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 18.29 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 8.620027450421 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 318.7198133310 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 57.37980396282 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 258.7535190911 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 35.54 km |
| Rotation period | 12,295 h |
| Spectral class | K |
| Apparent magnitude | 13.76 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 10,2 m |
| Albedo | 0.0986 |
| Current distance from the sun | 2.032 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 1,438 a. e. |
The asteroid Brangen orbit and its position in the solar system
See also
- List of Asteroids ( 601-700 )
- 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. 62. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .