(2244) Tesla is the asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 22, 1952 by the Serbian astronomer Milorad Protić at the Belgrade Observatory and named after Nikola Tesla , the inventor of Serbian origin.
| (2244) Tesla | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Milorad Protic |
| Place of discovery | Belgrade Astronomical Observatory |
| Discovery date | October 22, 1952 |
| Eponym | Nikola Tesla |
| Alternative notation | 1952 UW 1 |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of September 4, 2017 JD 2458000.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.1808665176122694 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 420.418 million km (2.810319900357016 A.E.) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 344.378 million km (2.302027126603 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 496.457 million km (3.318612674111 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 1720.807 days (4.711 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.621 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 7.823440741867813 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 106.4930489286714 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 297.8058260934417 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 260,2104689397135 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 24,377 km |
| Spectral class | C |
| Apparent magnitude | 17.23 m (current) |
| Absolute magnitude | 11.9 m |
| Albedo | 0,050 |
| Current distance from the sun | 2.544 a. e. |
| Current distance from earth | 3.43 a. e. |
On August 16, 2008, from 7:32 a.m. to 7:52 p.m. UTC, an eclipse of the star TYC 6921-00581-1 from the constellation Capricorn could be observed on Earth. The star’s brightness fell from 10.5 to 15.8 (to the brilliance of the eclipsing asteroid) by 2.7 seconds. The calculated diameter of the asteroid was 29 km. A shadow passed through Colombia, Ecuador, New Zealand (7:49, Hamilton and Tauranga , possibly even Auckland and Gisborne ) and at 7:51 reached Sydney in Australia.
Convergence
| date | but. e. | distances to the moon | heavenly body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/15/1990 3:48 | 0,024308 | 9.47 | Vesta |
See also
- List of asteroids ( 2201-2300 )