1841 Masaryk
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Kohoutek |
| Discovery site | Bergedorf Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 October 1971 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1841 Masaryk |
Named after | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk[2] |
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1971 UO1 · 1936 FW 1955 DE · 1959 VJ 1968 FG · 1970 QN | |
| main-belt (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.58 yr (29,067 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7655 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0822 AU |
| 3.4238 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| 6.34 yr (2,314 days) | |
| 189.44° | |
| Inclination | 2.6200° |
| 45.327° | |
| 119.50° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
46.07 km[3] 43.77±0.83 km[4] 38.642±0.544 km[5] 46.04 km (derived)[6] |
| 7.53 h[7] | |
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0.0398[3] 0.045±0.002[4] 0.0567±0.0036[5] 0.0364 (derived)[6] | |
| C [6] | |
| 10.9 | |
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1841 Masaryk, provisional designation 1971 UO1, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 46 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 October 1971 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[8]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.1–3.8 AU once every 6 years and 4 months (2,314 days). Its orbit is nearly coplanar with the ecliptic and only slighly eccentric (<0.1). It has a rotation period of 7.53 hours.[7] The geometric albedo of the C-type asteroid is in the range of 0.036 to 0.057.[3][4][5][6]
It was named in honor of the first president of the independent Czechoslovak Republic, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), statesman, philosopher and known for his humanistic ideas.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1841 Masaryk (1971 UO1)" (2015-10-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1841) Masaryk. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 147. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 3 4 "LCDB Data for (1841) Masaryk". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1841) Masaryk". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1841 Masaryk (1971 UO1)". 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 Geneve, Raoul Behrend
- 1841 Masaryk at the JPL Small-Body Database
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