2001 Einstein
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Paul Wild |
| Discovery date | March 5, 1973 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | 1973 EB |
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Main belt |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 317.776 Gm (2.124 AU) |
| Perihelion | 260.674 Gm (1.742 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 289.225 Gm (1.933 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.099 |
| Orbital period | 981.894 d (2.69 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 21.37 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 87.584° |
| Inclination | 22.684° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 357.156° |
| Argument of perihelion | 217.619° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | ? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | 5.364 h |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~200 K |
| Spectral type | X |
| Absolute magnitude | 12.85 |
2001 Einstein is an inner main belt asteroid discovered on March 5, 1973. It is a member of the Hungaria family.[1] It is named in honour of the German-American physicist and Nobelist Albert Einstein.
Arthur C. Clarke joked in the postscript of his novel 3001: The Final Odyssey that he was hoping asteroid 2001 would be named after him, and was slightly miffed that Einstein got there first.
[edit] References
- ^ Spratt, Christopher E. (April 1990). "The Hungaria group of minor planets". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Journal (ISSN 0035-872X) 84 (2): 123-131.
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