3147 Samantha
Encyclopedia
3147 Samantha is a main belt asteroid
, discovered by Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh on December 16, 1976. She named her discovery in memory of the young American peace activist
Samantha Smith
. The Official Certificate was presented to her mother Jane Smith on February 28, 1987.
Other useful data:
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
, discovered by Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh on December 16, 1976. She named her discovery in memory of the young American peace activist
Peace activist
This list of peace activists includes people who proactively advocate diplomatic, non-military resolution of political disputes, usually through nonviolent means.A peace activist is an activist of the peace movement.*Jane Addams*Martti Ahtisaari...
Samantha Smith
Samantha Smith
Samantha Reed Smith was an American schoolgirl and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous in the Cold War-era United States and Soviet Union...
. The Official Certificate was presented to her mother Jane Smith on February 28, 1987.
Orbital Information
Keplerian elements at epoch 53450| a (AU) | 2.62088 |
| eccentricity | 0.196591 |
| inclination (deg) | 3.541 |
| Asc. node (deg) | 216.159 |
| Arg. perih. (deg) | 242.487 |
| M (deg) | 228.868 |
Other useful data:
| Absolute Magnitude | 13.348 |
| Slope parameter | 0.15 |
| Perihelion (AU) | 2.1056 |
| Aphelion (AU) | 3.1361 |
| Asc. node-Earth sep. (AU) | 1.76527 |
| Desc. node-Earth sep. (AU) | 1.3173 |
| Earth MOID (AU) | 1.12517 |
| Orbital period (days) | 1549.78 |
| Diameter (km) | 29.0 |
| First obs. (day/mo/yr) | 16.943980/12/1976 |
| Last obs. (day/mo/yr) | 11.320650/06/2004 |
| Number of obs. | 274 |