2007 McCuskey
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 September 1963 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 2007 McCuskey |
Named after | Sidney McCuskey[2] |
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1963 SQ · 1936 HP 1941 SW1 · 1943 EL 1947 GE · 1951 LV 1952 SB1 · 1952 UR1 1958 GB · 1963 TL 1963 VC · 1965 CA 1965 CC · 1966 OB 1969 EC1 · 1970 QD1 A921 EK | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 62.93 yr (22,986 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6582 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1097 AU |
| 2.3839 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1150 |
| 3.68 yr (1,344.4 days) | |
| 192.90° | |
| Inclination | 3.0426° |
| 17.045° | |
| 185.53° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1066 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
33.79±1.31 km[3] 21.9 km (JPL–outdated) |
| 8.611 h | |
| 0.07±0.01 | |
| 12.1 | |
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2007 McCuskey, provisional designation 1963 SQ, is a larger mid-sized asteroid from the asteroid belt. It was discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States on September 22, 1963. The rather dark asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3.68 years (1,344 days). It has a rotation period of 8.6 hours.[1]
Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 33.79±1.31 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.07±0.01. By comparison, measurements with Spitzer's Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) give a diameter of 35.26±3.74 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.03±0.01.[3]
It is named in honour of American mathematician and astronomer Sidney Wilcox McCuskey (1907–1979), who was the director of the Warner and Swasey Observatory and president of IAU Commission 33, Structure and Dynamics of the Galactic System. He is best known for his contribution on stellar luminosity and galactic structure.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2007 McCuskey (1963 SQ)" (2015-09-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2007) McCuskey. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 162–163. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Ryan, Erin Lee; et al. (April 2012), "The Kilometer-Sized Main Belt Asteroid Population as Revealed by Spitzer", eprint arXiv, arXiv:1204.1116, Bibcode:2012arXiv1204.1116R.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2007 McCuskey at the JPL Small-Body Database
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