1039 Sonneberga
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. Wolf |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 November 1924 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1039 Sonneberga |
Named after |
Sonneberg (city and observatory)[2] |
|
1924 TL · 1942 XG 1984 OK | |
| main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 90.89 yr (33,197 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8390 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5223 AU |
| 2.6806 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0590 |
| 4.39 yr (1,603 days) | |
| 102.06° | |
| Inclination | 4.5544° |
| 221.74° | |
| 327.08° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
36.70±1.4 km[4] 33.99±0.72 km[5] 33.919±0.128 km[6] 33.85±0.29 km[7] 36.62 km (derived)[3] |
| 34.2±0.03 h[8] | |
|
0.0476±0.004[4] 0.059±0.003[5] 0.0430±0.0081[6] 0.042±0.009[7] 0.0363 (derived)[3] | |
|
SMASS = X C [3] | |
| 11.5 | |
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1039 Sonneberga, provisional designation 1924 TL, is a dark asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 35 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory on 24 November 1924.[9]
The X-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.5–2.8 AU once every 4.39 years (1,603 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.06 and is tilted by 5 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 34.2 hours[8] and an geometric albedo of about 0.04, according to the surveys carried out by IRAS, Akari, WISE and NEOWISE.[4][5][6][7]
The minor planet was named for the city of Sonneberg, Thuringia in Germany and location of the Sonneberg Observatory.[2] It was founded in 1925 by astronomer Cuno Hoffmeister after whom the minor planets 1726 Hoffmeister and 4183 Cuno are named.
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1039 Sonneberga (1924 TL)" (2015-10-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1039) Sonneberga. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 89. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1039) Sonneberga". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
- 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 November 2015.
- 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 November 2015.
- 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 November 2015.
- 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 November 2015.
- 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1039) Sonneberga". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1039 Sonneberga (1924 TL)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1039 Sonneberga at the JPL Small-Body Database
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