1925 Franklin-Adams
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. van Gent |
| Discovery site |
Johannesburg Obs. (Leiden Southern Station) |
| Discovery date | 9 September 1934 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1925 Franklin-Adams |
Named after | John Franklin-Adams (amateur astronomer)[2] |
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1934 RY · 1969 EP1 1970 KH · 1974 KK | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.85 yr (29,531 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0034 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0994 AU |
| 2.5514 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1771 |
| 4.08 yr (1488.6 days) | |
| 296.27° | |
| Inclination | 7.7328° |
| 113.53° | |
| 242.20° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1074 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.978 h | |
| 12.1 | |
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1925 Franklin-Adams, provisional designation 1934 RY, is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1489 days (4.08 years). It was discovered on 9 September 1934 by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa.[1]
It is named after English amateur astronomer John Franklin-Adams (1843–1912), who created one of the earliest detailed, photographic atlases of the complete night sky (the Franklin-Adams plates or charts).[3] He later donated his 25-cm Franklin-Adams Star Camera (Franklin-Adams photographic refractor) to the Johannesburg Observatory, which lead to the discovery of Proxima Centauri.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1925 Franklin-Adams (1934 RY)" (2015-07-17 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1925) Franklin-Adams. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
- ↑ "The Internet Encyclopedia of Science". David Darling. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
External links
- "1925 Franklin-Adams (1934 RY)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001925.
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