Asteroid 2101 Adonis
Named after Adonis, the beautiful youth with whom the goddess Venus fell in love.
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| Alternate designation | 1936 CA |
| Classification | Apollo, NEO, PHA |
| Notes | one of the first near-Earth asteroids to be discovered
lost until 1977 and rediscovered by Charles T. Kowal |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2439024,5 |
| Semi major axis | 1,8727 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 2,563 Julian years |
| Inclination | 1,399 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,7645 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 352,754 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 40,136 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1966-Sep-14.220959 |
| Aphelion distance | 3,3044 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 222,234 ° |
Physical Data
| Radius | 0,30 km |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 18,7 |
| Magnitude Slope (G) | 0,15 |
| Spectral class | n.a. |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | Eugene Delporte |
| Discovered | 1936-02-12 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 2101_Adonis.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
| Data File Size | 2714 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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