2980 Cameron
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 2980 Cameron |
Named after | Alastair Cameron[2] |
1981 EU17 · 1977 EL3 1979 SQ7 | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 14091 days (38.58 yr) |
Aphelion | 3.0334 AU (453.79 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.1018 AU (314.42 Gm) |
2.5676 AU (384.11 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.18142 |
4.11 yr (1502.8 d) | |
252.45° | |
0° 14m 22.38s / day | |
Inclination | 7.2772° |
172.25° | |
254.30° | |
Earth MOID | 1.12812 AU (168.764 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.32697 AU (348.110 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.397 |
Physical characteristics | |
13.4 | |
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2980 Cameron, provisionally designated 1981 EU17, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by prolific American astronomer Schelte Bus at Siding Spring Observatory, Australia, on March 2, 1981. It orbits the Sun every 4.11 years at a distance of 2.1–3.0 AU.[1]
The asteroid was named after astrophysicist and cosmogonist Alastair G. W. Cameron (1925–2005), who was associate director for theoretical astrophysics at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He was an early advocate of the concepts of a turbulent accretion disk solar nebula, and of the origin of the Moon by a giant impact on the proto-Earth. He also studied the nucleosynthesis in stars and supernovae, and the cosmic abundances of nuclides.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2980 Cameron (1981 EU17)" (2015-07-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2980) Cameron. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 245. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2980 Cameron at the JPL Small-Body Database
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