1788 Kiess
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 25 July 1952 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1788 Kiess |
Named after |
Carl C. Kiess (astronomer)[2] |
|
1952 OZ · 1935 NE 1964 WP | |
| main-belt · Themis [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.81 yr (22,941 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6077 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6272 AU |
| 3.1174 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1572 |
| 5.50 yr (2,010 days) | |
| 181.40° | |
| Inclination | 0.6721° |
| 161.84° | |
| 142.86° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
20.993±0.271 km[4] 20.51 km (calculated)[3] |
|
11.0335 h[5] 12±2 h[6] | |
|
0.0696±0.0141[4] 0.08 (assumed)[3] | |
| C [3] | |
| 11.8 | |
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1788 Kiess, provisional designation 1952 OZ, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 21 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, on 25 July 1952.[7]
The C-type asteroid is a member of the Themis family, a large group of carbonaceous outer main-belt asteroids. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.6 AU once every five and a half years (2,010 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.16 and is nearly coplanar with the plane of the ecliptic, inclined by only 1 degree. It has a rotation period of 11 to 12 hours.[5][6] Based on observations by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, its albedo amounts to 0.07.[4]
The minor planet was named for American astronomer Carl C. Kiess (1887–1967), a graduate of Indiana University, who made distinguished contributions both in astronomy and spectroscopy at the U.S. National Bureau of Standards where he worked for over 40 years. He was a member of several eclipse expeditions.[2] The lunar crater Kiess was also named in his honour.
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1788 Kiess (1952 OZ)" (2015-05-17 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1788) Kiess. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 143. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1788) Kiess". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
- 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.
- 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. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Polishook, D.; Ofek, E. O.; Waszczak, A.; Kulkarni, S. R.; Gal-Yam, A.; Aharonson, O.; et al. (April 2012). "Asteroid rotation periods from the Palomar Transient Factory survey". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 421 (3): 2094–2108. arXiv:1201.1930. Bibcode:2012MNRAS.421.2094P. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2012.20462.x. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1788 Kiess (1952 OZ)". 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
- 1788 Kiess at the JPL Small-Body Database
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