2175 Andrea Doria
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | P. Wild |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 October 1977 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2175 Andrea Doria |
|
Named after
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Andrea Doria[2] |
| 1977 TY · 1964 VY1 1967 RS · 1967 TE |
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| main-belt · Flora[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.00 yr (23,740 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6744 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7576 AU |
| 2.2160 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2068 |
| 3.30 yr (1,204.9 days) | |
| 165.32° | |
| Inclination | 3.7036° |
| 222.11° | |
| 143.67° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.7580 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4 km[4] |
| 4.880 h | |
| 0.392±0.067[4] | |
| S[3] | |
| 13.8 | |
2175 Andrea Doria, provisional designation 1977 TY, is a small, stony asteroid in the inner parts of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on October 12, 1977 by astronomer Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory near Bern, Switzerland.[5] The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,205 days). It rotates around its axis with a period of 4.9 hours.[1]
Andrea Doria belongs to the Flora family of asteroids.[3] Although it is a small asteroid of just 4 kilometers in diameter, its surface is very reflective with a geometric albedo of almost 0.4, making it possible to be observed at an absolute magnitude of 13.8.[4]
It is named after the 16th-century Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, popularized in Friedrich Schiller's drama Fiesco.[2] Several ships, including the SS Andrea Doria, famous for its sinking off the coast of New England, had also been named after the admiral.
References
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External links
- Doria Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2175 Andrea Doria at the JPL Small-Body Database
- 2175 Andrea Doria – Asteroid Photometry, Megna, R. (2011)
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