1031 Arctica

1031 Arctica
Discovery [1]
Discovered by S. Belyavskyj
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 6 June 1924
Designations
MPC designation 1031 Arctica
Named after
 Arctic Ocean[2]
1924 RR · A910 VB
A913 JA
main-belt · (outer) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 91.38 yr (33,378 days)
Aphelion 3.2209 AU
Perihelion 2.8765 AU
3.0487 AU
Eccentricity 0.0564
5.32 yr (1,944 days)
131.99°
Inclination 17.630°
218.93°
306.79°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 75.47 km[4]
77.28±1.05 km[5]
75.784±1.399 km[6]
87.61±0.64 km[7]
51.0 h[8][9]
0.0465[4]
0.044±0.001[5]
0.0461±0.0046[6]
0.035±0.004[7]
B–V = 0.680
U–B = 0.325
Tholen = CX
C [3]
9.56[1]

    1031 Arctica, provisional designation 1924 RR, is a dark asteroid and slow rotator from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 75 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Soviet−Russian astronomer Sergey Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula on 6 June 1924.[10]

    The dark C-type asteroid is classified as a rather rare CX-subtype in the Tholen taxonomic classification scheme (also see list of CX-type asteroids). It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.2 AU once every 5 years and 4 months (1,944 days). Its orbit is tilted by 18 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.06. It has a long rotation period of 51 hours[8][9] and an albedo of 0.04–0.05, according to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission.[4][5][6][7]

    The minor planet is named for the Arctic Sea,[2] located in the Northern Hemisphere and the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1031 Arctica (1924 RR)" (2015-10-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1031) Arctica. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved December 2015.
    3. 1 2 "LCDB Data for (1031) Arctica". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved December 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved December 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved December 2015.
    6. 1 2 3 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved December 2015.
    7. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved December 2015.
    8. 1 2 di Martino, M.; Dotto, E.; Cellino, A.; Barucci, M. A.; Fulchignoni, M. (July 1995). "Intermediate size asteroids: Photoelectric photometry of 8 objects.". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement: 1. Bibcode:1995A&AS..112....1D. Retrieved December 2015.
    9. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1031) Arctica". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved December 2015.
    10. ↑ "1031 Arctica (1924 RR)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 2015.

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