(3589) Loyola - the main belt asteroid . Discovered on January 8, 1984 by American astronomer Joe Wagner at Lowell Observatory . It has an orbit with a semi-major axis 2.2450575 AU, eccentricity 0.1645210, an inclination to the ecliptic of 4.46510 °.
| (3589) Loyola | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | D. Wagner |
| Detection point | |
| Date of discovery | January 8, 1984 |
| Alternative designations | 1984 AB1 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.1645210 |
| Semi-axis ( a ) | 335.856 million km (2.2450575 a. E.) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 280.6 million km (1,8756984 a. E.) |
| Afhelia ( Q ) | 391.111 million km (2,6144166 a. E.) |
| Period of circulation ( P ) | 1228,682 days (3.364 g ) |
| Average orbital speed | 19,743 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 4.46510 ° |
| Ascending node longitude (Ω) | 111,38831 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 286,60875 ° |
| Mean Anomaly ( M ) | 32.95835 ° |
| Apparent magnitude | 4.5 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | |
| Current distance from the Sun | 1,958 a. e. |
| Current distance from Earth | 2,783 a. e. |
The asteroid was named in 1990 in honor of the town of Loyola in the Basque Country (Spain), the birthplace of the founder of the Jesuit Order Ignatius Loyola [3] [4] . J. Wagner discovered it in one night with an asteroid (3562) Ignatius , named to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Ignatius Loyola (this date was noted in 1991) [4] .
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Notes
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database
- ↑ https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=3589
- ↑ MPC Database on Small Bodies of the Solar System (3589) (English)
- ↑ 1 2 Minor Planet Circular # 17028 , 1990 Oct. four.