1462 Zamenhof
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Discovery site | Turku[1] |
| Discovery date | February 6, 1938 |
| Designations | |
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1938 CA, 1963 TS, 1964 VF2, 1969 TU5 | |
| Asteroid belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch JD 2456200.5 (30 September 2012) | |
| Aphelion | 3.4913442 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8061446 AU |
| 3.1487444 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1088052 |
| 5.587458 years (2040.8192 days) | |
| 48.15710° | |
| Inclination | 0.96764° |
| 24.79104° | |
| 188.77268° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~26 km[1] |
| 10.4 h | |
| Albedo | 0.1268[1] |
| 10.80[1] | |
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1462 Zamenhof is an asteroid in the asteroid belt discovered by the Finnish astronomer and physicist Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938.[2] It has a diameter of about 26 km and geometric albedo of 0.1268.[1] It is named for L. L. Zamenhof, ophthalmologist and creator of the constructed language Esperanto. This asteroid and 1421 Esperanto are considered to be the most remote Zamenhof-Esperanto objects.
The light curve of 1462 Zamenhof shows a periodicity of 10.4 ± 0.1 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1462 Zamenhof
- ↑ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ Menke, John et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin (Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
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