1855 Korolev
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | CrAO - Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1969 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1855 Korolev |
Named after | Sergey Korolyov ()[2] |
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1969 TU1 · 1961 JD 1964 DD | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 54.26 yr (19,818 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4362 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0582 AU |
| 2.2472 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0841 |
| 3.37 yr (1,230 days) | |
| 53.101° | |
| Inclination | 3.0789° |
| 191.04° | |
| 349.10° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
6.79±0.25 km[4] 7.82 km (calculated)[3] |
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4.6568 h[1] 4.66±0.01 h[5] 4.65±0.01 h[6] | |
|
0.319±0.032[4] 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 12.8 | |
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1855 Korolev, provisional designation 1969 TU1, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Russian female astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on 8 October 1969.[7]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.4 AU once every 3.37 years (1,230 days). Its low-eccentric orbit is inclined by 3.1 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] It has a rotation period of 4.66 hours.[5] Preliminary analysis of WISE/NEOWISE missions found a geometric albedo for the S-type asteroid of 0.319±0.032, while the Light Curve Database project assumes a lower figure of 0.24.[3][4]
It was named in honor of Sergei Korolev (1907–1966), an outstanding designer, integrator, organizer and strategic planner. He was the lead Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer in the Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1950s and 1960s until his early death. The lunar and Martian craters Korolev are also named in his honour.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1855 Korolev (1969 TU1)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1855) Korolev. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 149. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1855) Korolev". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; Cabrera, M. S. (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.
- 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1855) Korolev". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ Brinsfield, James W. (September 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Via Capote Observatory: First Quarter 2008". Bulletin of the Minor Planets (Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 35 (3): 119–122. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..119B. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved November 2015.
- ↑ "1855 Korolev (1969 TU1)". 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
- 1855 Korolev at the JPL Small-Body Database
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