1652 Hergé
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle – Belgium |
| Discovery date | 9 August 1953 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1652 Herge |
Named after |
Georges Remi (Hergé) cartoonist[2] |
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1953 PA · 1933 UE1 1939 HG | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.01 yr (29,954 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5894 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9119 AU |
| 2.2507 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1505 |
| 3.38 yr (1,233 days) | |
| 161.43° | |
| Inclination | 3.1986° |
| 251.78° | |
| 13.152° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.98 km (calculated)[3] |
| 16.36 h[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 12.4 | |
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1652 Hergé, provisional designation 1953 PA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 9 August 1953.[4]
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3.38 years (1,233 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.15 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] It has a rotation period of 16.4 hours[lower-alpha 1] and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.24.[3]
The asteroid was named in honor of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known under his pseudonym Hergé. He is considered to be the father of the fictional Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, and creator of its hero, Tintin, in 1929.[2] The asteroid 1683 Castafiore was also named after the comic-strip character Bianca Castafiore from the series.
References
- 1 2 Warner(2015) web: rotation period of 2.5879±0.0003, summary figures at Asteroid Lightcurve Database for (1652) Herge
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1652 Herge (1953 PA)" (2015-10-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1652) Hergé. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1652) Herge". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1652 Herge (1953 PA)". 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
- 1652 Hergé at the JPL Small-Body Database
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