1551 Argelander
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. Väisälä |
| Discovery site | Turku Observatory |
| Discovery date | 24 February 1938 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1551 Argelander |
Named after | Friedrich Argelander[2] |
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1938 DC1 · 1930 BL 1940 XD · 1951 XG1 1953 GD1 · 1957 KR 1962 XP | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.23 yr (31,129 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5530 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2367 AU |
| 2.3949 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0660 |
| 3.71 yr (1353.7 days) | |
| 135.96° | |
| Inclination | 3.7625° |
| 107.28° | |
| 232.72° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.2297 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.0614 h | |
| 12.1 | |
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1551 Argelander, provisional designation 1938 DC1, is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at the Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finland.[1]
It is named after Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799–1875), author of the famous Bonner Durchmusterung and 19th-century head of the ancient observatory at Turku. The lunar crater Argelander is also named after him.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1551 Argelander (1938 DC1)" (2015-04-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1551) Argelander. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 123. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
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