1064 Aethusa

1064 Aethusa
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date August 4, 1926
Designations
1926 PD
Orbital characteristics
Epoch JD 2445600.5
Perihelion 2.111 AU
Eccentricity 0.1708
Inclination 9.449°
280.268°
19.250°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 20.64 ± 1.37 km
Albedo 0.27 ± 0.03
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    1064 Aethusa is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 PA.It was later named after a genus of plants Aethusa.[1]

    It has a diameter of 17 km and has a high albedo.

    Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 20.64 ± 1.37 km and a geometric albedo of 0.27 ± 0.03. By comparison, the MIPS photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope gives a diameter of 8.621 ± 4.28 km and a geometric albedo of 0.17 ± 0.04.[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 8.621 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.18 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]

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    References

    1. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
    2. ↑ Ryan, Erin Lee et al. (April 2012), "The Kilometer-Sized Main Belt Asteroid Population as Revealed by Spitzer", eprint arXiv, arXiv:1204.1116, Bibcode:2012arXiv1204.1116R.
    3. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.

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