1074 Beljawskya

1074 Beljawskya
Discovery [1]
Discovered by S. Belyavskyj
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 26 January 1925
Designations
MPC designation 1074 Beljawskya
Named after
 Sergey Belyavsky
(discoverer himself)[2]
1925 BE · 1949 KC1
A912 VN · A914 BB
A917 QB · A923 TA
main-belt · Themis [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 90.83 yr (33,175 days)      
Aphelion 3.7156 AU
Perihelion 2.5941 AU
3.1549 AU
Eccentricity 0.1777
5.60 yr (2,047 days)
89.952°
Inclination 0.8016°
38.123°
23.292°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 47.82±2.2 km (IRAS:11)[4]
52.28±0.96 km[5]
54.368±0.813 km[6]
47.70 km (derived)[3]
6.284±0.002 h[7]
6.2854±0.0035 h[8]
0.0772±0.007 (IRAS:11)[4]
0.066±0.003[5]
0.0598±0.0111[6]
0.0646 (derived)[3]
S (assumed)[3]
10.2[1]

    1074 Beljawskya, provisional designation 1925 BE, is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 48 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Soviet–Russian astronomer Sergey Belyavsky at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory, on 26 January 1925.[9]

    The dark asteroid is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of outer-belt asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,047 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.18, tilted by only 1 degree to the plane of the ecliptic.[1]

    In 2007, photometric light-curve observations by French astronomer Pierre Antonini have rendered a rotation period of 6.284±0.002 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.37 in magnitude, which has been confirmed by a concurring observation at the Palomar Transient Factory survey in 2015.[7][8] Based on the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the NEOWISE mission of the U.S. Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid's surface has an albedo in the range of 0.06 to 0.08.[4][5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link classifies the dark Themistian asteroid as a S-type rather than a C-type body.[3]

    The minor planet was named in honor of the discoverer Sergey Ivanovich Belyavsky (1883–1953), astronomer at the Simeis Observatory. The name was proposed by staff members of the observatory. Belyavsky discovered the brilliant comet C/1911 S3 and 36 numbered minor planets between 1912 and 1927.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1074 Beljawskya (1925 BE)" (2015-12-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1074) Beljawskya. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 92. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved January 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1074) Beljawskya". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved January 2016.
    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 January 2016.
    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 January 2016.
    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. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved January 2016.
    7. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1074) Beljawskya". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved January 2016.
    8. 1 2 Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal 150 (3): 35. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved January 2016.
    9. ↑ "1074 Beljawskya (1925 BE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 2016.

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