1439 Vogtia

1439 Vogtia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 11 October 1937
Designations
MPC designation 1439 Vogtia
Named after
 Heinrich Vogt
(astronomer)[2]
1937 TE · 1953 UJ
1957 HP · 1964 FC
main-belt (outer) · Hilda [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 77.97 yr (28,479 days)
Aphelion 4.4758 AU
Perihelion 3.5292 AU
4.0025 AU
Eccentricity 0.1182
8.01 yr (2,925 days)
177.29°
Inclination 4.2029°
35.585°
101.53°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 47.87 km[4]
52.86±1.60 km[5]
47.79 km (derived)[3]
12.95 h[6]
0.0509[4]
0.043±0.003[5]
0.05±0.01[7]
0.0425 (derived)[3]
B–V = 0.750
U–B = 0.320
Tholen = XFU
X [3]
10.45

    1439 Vogtia, provisional designation 1937 TE, is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, about 48 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 11 October 1937.[8]

    The asteroid is a member of the Hilda family, a large group that orbits in resonance with the gas giant Jupiter and are thought to have originated from the Kuiper belt. Its X-spectral type is classified as a XFU-subtype in the Tholen taxonomy. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.5–4.5 AU once every 8 years (2,925 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.12 and is tilted by 4 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of almost 13 hours[6] and a low albedo of 0.04–0.05, according to the surveys carried out by IRAS, Akari, WISE/NEOWISE.[4][5][7]

    The minor planet was named after German astronomer Heinrich Vogt (1890–1968), at the University of Heidelberg,[2] discoverer of 735 Marghanna, and known member of the Nazi paramilitary Sturmabteilung.[9]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1439 Vogtia (1937 TE)" (2015-10-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1439) Vogtia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 115. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1439) Vogtia". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 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 November 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; 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.
    6. 1 2 Dahlgren, M.; Lahulla, J. F.; Lagerkvist, C.-I.; Lagerros, J.; et al. (June 1998). "A Study of Hilda Asteroids. V. Lightcurves of 47 Hilda Asteroids". Icarus 133 (2): 247–285. Bibcode:1998Icar..133..247D. doi:10.1006/icar.1998.5919. Retrieved November 2015.
    7. 1 2 Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Bauer, J.; Masiero, J.; et al. (January 2012). "WISE/NEOWISE Observations of the Hilda Population: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal 744 (2): 15. arXiv:1110.0283. Bibcode:2012ApJ...744..197G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/744/2/197. Retrieved November 2015.
    8. ↑ "1439 Vogtia (1937 TE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.
    9. ↑ Ernst Klee. Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945 [Encyclopedia of persons in the Third Reich. Who's Who before and after 1945.] (in German). Frankfurt am Main 2005: Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag, Zweite aktualisierte Auflage. p. 643. ISBN 978-3-596-16048-8.

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