17683 Kanagawa

17683 Kanagawa
Discovery [1]
Discovered by A. Asami
Discovery site Hadano Obs. (355)
Discovery date 10 January 1997
Designations
MPC designation 17683 Kanagawa
Named after
 Kanagawa Prefecture
(of Japan)[2]
1997 AR16 · 1999 RE21
main-belt · (outer) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 18.90 yr (6,902 days)       
Aphelion 3.4563 AU
Perihelion 2.5123 AU
2.9843 AU
Eccentricity 0.1581
5.16 yr (1,883 days)
217.36°
Inclination 18.298°
358.73°
194.59°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 22.08±2.1 km (IRAS:2)[1]
18.84±0.36 km[4]
16.82±0.30 km[5]
22.10 km (derived)[3]
5.895±0.004 h[6]
0.0302±0.007 (IRAS:2)[1]
0.043±0.002[4]
0.062±0.013[5]
0.0330 (derived)[3]
C [3]
12.6[1][3]
12.70[4]
12.50[5]

    17683 Kanagawa, provisional designation 1997 AR16, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 January 1997, by Japanese astronomer Atsuo Asami at the Hadano Astronomical Observatory (355), located 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, Japan.[7]

    The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.5–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 2 months (1,883 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 18 degrees from the plane of the ecliptic.[1]

    In 2009, a photometric light-curve analysis at the Wise Observatory in Israel, rendered a well-defined rotation period of 5.895±0.004 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.4 in magnitude.[6] According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid has a low albedo between 0.030 and 0.062, and a diameter in the range of 16.8 to 22.1 kilometers.[1][4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.033 with a diameter of 22.1 kilometers.[3]

    The minor planet is named after the Japanese Kanagawa Prefecture in which the city of Hadano with its discovering observatory is located. Also located in the east of Kanagawa Prefecture, are the industrial cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki, the second and ninth biggest city of the country, respectively, and vital centers of Japan's economy. The west and north are blessed with beautiful natural scenery. The discoverer, Atsuo Asami, graduated at Kanagawa University.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17683 Kanagawa (1997 AR16)" (2015-12-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17683) Kanagawa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 848. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved January 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (17683) Kanagawa". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved January 2016.
    4. 1 2 3 4 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.
    5. 1 2 3 4 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. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved January 2016.
    6. 1 2 Polishook, David (April 2010). "Lightcurves and Spin Periods from the Wise Observatory - 2009". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 37 (2): 65–69. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37...65P. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved January 2016.
    7. ↑ "17683 Kanagawa (1997 AR16)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 2016.

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