1551 Argelander

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]
1938 DC1 · 1930 BL
1940 XD · 1951 XG1
1953 GD1 · 1957 KR
1962 XP
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.24 yr (31500 days)
Aphelion 2.5529 AU (381.91 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2365 AU (334.58 Gm)
2.3947 AU (358.24 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.066059
3.71 yr (1353.6 d)
241.48°
 15m 57.456s / day
Inclination 3.7611°
107.24°
233.53°
Earth MOID 1.22902 AU (183.859 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.66946 AU (399.346 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.524
Physical characteristics
4.0614 h (0.16923 d)
12.2

    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. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1551 Argelander (1938 DC1)" (2015-04-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 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 22 August 2016.

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