1546 Izsák

Izsák
Discovery
Discovered by G. Kulin
Discovery date September 28, 1941
Designations
Named after
 Imre Izsak
1941 SG1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5)
Aphelion 3.557 AU
Perihelion 2.798 AU
3.178 AU
Eccentricity 0.1194
5.66 yr
206.790°
Inclination 16.124°
190.551°
279.382°

    1546 Izsák is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1941. It was named for the astronomer, Imre Izsák, who later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[1] Imre Izsák was born in Hungary[1] and later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 7.35 ± 0.006 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
    2. ↑ I.G. Izsak, J.M. Gerard, R. Efimba and M.P. Barnett, Construction of Newcomb operators on a digital computer, Research in Space Science Special Report Number 140, Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964.
    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.