694 Ekard

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694 Ekard
Discovery
Discovered by Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site Taunton, Massachusetts
Discovery date November 7, 1909
Designations
Alternative names 1909 JA
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5)
Aphelion 3.536 AU
Perihelion 1.803 AU
Semi-major axis 2.670 AU
Eccentricity 0.325
Orbital period 4.362 a
Mean anomaly 17.503°
Inclination 15.842°
Longitude of ascending node 230.429°
Argument of perihelion 110.962°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 90.780[2] km
Rotation period 5.925[3]
Albedo 0.046[2]
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.17[2]

    694 Ekard is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by American astronomer Joel Hastings Metcalf on November 7, 1909.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid gave a light curve with a period of 5.925 hours and a brightness variation of 0.50 in magnitude.[3] Measurements of the thermal inertia of 694 Ekard give a value of around 100–140 J m–2 K–1 s–1/2, compared to 50 for lunar regolith and 400 for coarse sand in an atmosphere.[2]

    13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 101 km.[4]

    References

    1. Yeomans, Donald K., "694 Ekard", JPL Small-Body Database Browser (NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory), retrieved 2013-03-30. 
    2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Delbo', Marco; Tanga, Paolo (February 2009), "Thermal inertia of main belt asteroids smaller than 100 km from IRAS data", Planetary and Space Science 57 (2): 259–265, arXiv:0808.0869, Bibcode:2009P&SS...57..259D, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2008.06.015. 
    3. 3.0 3.1 Zeigler, K. W.; Florence, W. B. (June 1985), "Photoelectric photometry of asteroids 9 Metis, 18 Melpomene, 60 Echo, 116 Sirona, 230 Athamantis, 694 Ekard, and 1984 KD", Icarus 62: 512–517, Bibcode:1985Icar...62..512Z, doi:10.1016/0019-1035(85)90191-5. 
    4. Ostro, S. J. et al. (August 1985), "Mainbelt asteroids - Dual-polarization radar observations", Science 229: 442-446, Bibcode:1985Sci...229..442O, doi:10.1126/science.229.4712.442. 

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