Kirkwood (Asteroid)

Kirkwood (Asteroid)
Asteroid
(1578) Kirkwood
Eigenschaften des Orbits (Simulation)
Orbittyp Hauptgürtelasteroid
Große Halbachse 3,9268 AE
Exzentrizität 0,2368
Perihel – Aphel 2,9968 – 4,8568 AE
Neigung der Bahnebene 0,811°
Siderische Umlaufzeit 7,782 a
Mittlere Orbitalgeschwindigkeit 15,03 km/s
Physikalische Eigenschaften
Durchmesser 51,88 km
Albedo 0,0517
Rotationsperiode  ? h
Absolute Helligkeit 10,138
Spektralklasse  ?
Geschichte
Entdecker Goethe-Link-Observatorium
Datum der Entdeckung 10. Januar 1951
Andere Bezeichnung 1951 AT, 1944 DF, 1949 TF

(1578) Kirkwood ist ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels, der am 10. Januar 1951 am Goethe-Link-Observatorium der Indiana University entdeckt wurde.

Der Asteroid ist nach dem US-amerikanischen Astronomen Daniel Kirkwood benannt.

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