1589 Fanatica

1589 Fanatica
Discovery [1]
Discovered by M. Itzigsohn
Discovery site La Plata Observatory
Discovery date 13 September 1950
Designations
MPC designation 1589 Fanatica
Named after
 Eva Perón
(Argentine idol)[2]
1950 RK · 1935 RD
1937 CF · 1946 OE
1950 TM3 · A924 WC
main-belt · Vestoid [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 90.87 yr (33,189 days)
Aphelion 2.6400 AU
Perihelion 2.1935 AU
2.4167 AU
Eccentricity 0.0923
3.76 yr (1,372 days)
59.866°
Inclination 5.2630°
90.402°
288.85°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 12.16±0.76 km[4]
11.446±0.086 km[5]
9.31±0.40 km[6]
12.97 km (calculated)[3]
2.58 h[7]
2.582±0.001 h[8]
0.189±0.025[4]
0.2609±0.0374[5]
0.388±0.054[6]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
S [3]
11.9

    1589 Fanatica, provisional designation 1950 RK, is a stony, Vesta-like asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 September 1950, by Argentine astronomer Miguel Itzigsohn at La Plata Astronomical Observatory, La Plata, capital of the province of Buenos Aires.[9]

    The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link classifies the S-type asteroid as a vestoid, based on its orbital elements similar to that of 4 Vesta, the third largest body in the main-belt after the dwarf planet 1 Ceres and the minor planet 2 Pallas. Fanatica orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,372 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.09 and is tilted by 5 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. The body rotates around it axis every 2.58 hours[7][8] and has an albedo of 0.19–0.26, according to the surveys carried out by the space-based Akari and WISE/NEOWISE missions.[4][5][6]

    The minor planet was named in reference to Argentine legend, Eva Perón (1919–1952), also known as "Evita", wife of Argentine President Juan Perón, First Lady of Argentina and idolized by millions.[2] The asteroids 1569 Evita, 1581 Abanderada, 1582 Martir and 1588 Descamisada were also discovered by Itzigsohn, and were also given names in tribute to Perón.

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1589 Fanatica (1950 RK)" (2015-10-12 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1589) Fanatica. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1589) Fanatica". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
    4. 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.
    5. 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.
    6. 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.
    7. 1 2 Warner, Brian D. (June 2004). "Lightcurve analysis for numbered asteroids 1351, 1589, 2778, 5076, 5892, and 6386". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 31 (2): 36–39. Bibcode:2004MPBu...31...36W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    8. 1 2 Stephens, Robert D. (January 2015). "Asteroids Observed from CS3: 2014 July - September". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 42 (1): 70–74. Bibcode:2015MPBu...42...70S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
    9. ↑ "1589 Fanatica (1950 RK)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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