995 Sternberga
995 Sternberga| Discovery |
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| Discovered by |
S. Beljavskij |
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| Discovery site |
Simeis |
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| Discovery date |
June 8, 1923 |
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| Designations |
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1923 NP |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) |
| Aphelion |
3.054 AU |
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| Perihelion |
2.176 AU |
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2.615 AU |
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| Eccentricity |
0.168 |
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4.228 a |
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94.657° |
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| Inclination |
13.063° |
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222.018° |
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121.754° |
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| Physical characteristics |
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15.26 ± 0.01[1] h |
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995 Sternberga is a main-belt asteroid discovered in 1923 by Sergei Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory. It was named after Russian astronomer Pavel Shternberg.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004 show a rotation period of 15.26 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.03 magnitude.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stephens, Robert D. (June 2005), "Rotational periods of 743 Eugenisis, 995 Sternberga, 1185 Nikko 2892 Filipenko, 3144 Brosche, and 3220 Murayama", The Minor Planet Bulletin 32 (2): 27–28, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...27S.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012), Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (6th ed.), Springer, p. 85, ISBN 3642297188.
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