33 Polyhymnia
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Chacornac |
| Discovery date | October 28, 1854 |
| Designations | |
| Pronunciation | /pɒliˈhɪmniə/ pol-ee-HIM-nee-ə |
| Named after | Polyhymnia |
| Alternative names |
A887 HA; 1938 FE; 1953 AK; 1957 YL; 1963 DG; 1976 YT7 |
| Minor planet category | Main belt |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch April 18, 2013 (JD 2456400.5) | |
| Aphelion | 573.518 Gm (3.83373 AU) |
| Perihelion | 284.409 Gm (1.90116 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 428.964 Gm (2.86745 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.33698 |
| Orbital period | 1,773.541 d (4.86 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 256.476° |
| Inclination | 1.869° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 8.595° |
| Argument of perihelion | 338.123° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
62 ± 11 km[3] 50-120 km[4] 53.98 ± 0.91[5] km |
| Mass | (6.20 ± 0.74) × 1018[5] kg |
| Rotation period | 18.608 h (0.7753 d)[6] |
| Spectral type | S[2] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.55[2] |
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33 Polyhymnia is a main belt asteroid that was discovered by French astronomer Jean Chacornac on October 28, 1854[1] and named after Polyhymnia, the Greek Muse of sacred hymns.
Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Organ Mesa Observatory in Las Cruces, New Mexico during 2008 gave a light curve with a period of 18.609 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.15 ± 0.02 in magnitude. This result is in good agreement with a previous study performed during 1980.[7] These results were re-examined with additional observations in 2011, yielding a refined estimate of 18.608 ± 0.001 hours and a brightness variation of 0.18 ± 0.02 magnitude.[6]
Due to its high eccentricity (0.338), one of the highest for a lower numbered minor planet, on rare close approaches it can reach tenth magnitude, as on September 8, 2014 when it will be apparent magnitude 9.9 and 0.894 AU from Earth.[8] The orbit of 33 Polyhymnia puts it in a 22:9 mean motion resonance with the planet Jupiter. The computed Lyapunov time for this asteroid is 10,000 years, indicating that it occupies a chaotic orbit that will change randomly over time because of gravitational perturbations of the planets.[9] Measurements of the position for this asteroid from 1854 to 1969 were used to determination the gravitational influence of Jupiter upon 33 Polyhymnia. This yields a mass ratio of 1,047.341 ± 0.011 between the planet and the asteroid.[10]
Polyhymnia has been studied by radar.[11]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Numbered Minor Planets 1–5000", Discovery Circumstances (IAU Minor Planet center), retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Yeomans, Donald K. "33 Polyhymnia". JPL Small-Body Database Browser. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2013-04-07.
- ↑ Magri, C. et al. (December 1998), "Mainbelt Asteroids: Results of Arecibo and Goldstone Radar Observations of 37 Objects During 1980-1995", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 30: 1450, Bibcode:1998DPS....30.5516M, retrieved 2011-07-26
- ↑ Conversion of Absolute Magnitude to Diameter
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science 73: 98-118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Pilcher, Frederick (July 2011), "A Critical Re-Examination of the Rotation Period of 33 Polyhymnia", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 38 (3): 130–131, Bibcode:2011MPBu...38..130P.
- ↑ Pilcher, Frederick (January 2009), "Period Determinations for 33 Polyhymnia, 38 Leda, 50 Virginia, 189 Phthia, and 290 Bruna", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 36 (1): 25–27, Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...25P.
- ↑ "AstDyS (33) Polyhymnia Ephemerides for 8 Sept 2014". AstDyS-2 (Asteroids - Dynamic Site). Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Šidlichovský, M. (1999), "Resonances and chaos in the asteroid belt", in Svoren, J.; Pittich, E. M.; Rickman, H., Evolution and source regions of asteroids and comets : proceedings of the 173rd colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic, August 24-28, 1998: 297–308, Bibcode:1999esra.conf..297S.
- ↑ Janiczek, P. M. (1970), "Jupiter's mass from its action on Polyhymnia", Bulletin of the Astronomical Society 2: 247, Bibcode:1970BAAS....2S.247J.
- ↑ "Radar-Detected Asteroids and Comets". NASA/JPL Asteroid Radar Research. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
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