6537 Adamovich
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | N. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | CrAO - Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | 19 August 1979 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 6537 Adamovich |
Named after |
Aleksandr Adamovich (writer)[2] |
| 1979 QK6 · 1985 JQ | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 36.32 yr (13,265 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6070 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7492 AU |
| 2.1781 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1969 |
| 3.21 yr (1,174 days) | |
| 61.504° | |
| Inclination | 4.0270° |
| 120.12° | |
| 200.53° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.7368 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.50 km (calculated)[3] |
| 2.4±0.1 h[4] | |
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.9[1] | |
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6537 Adamovich, provisional designation 1979 QK6, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 4.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Soviet–Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on 19 August 1979.[5]
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,174 days). Its orbit is tilted by 4 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.20.[1] Photometric light-curve observations at the Palmoar Transient Factory in 2013 gave it a rotation period of 2.4±0.1 hours with an amplitude in brightness of 0.13 in magnitude,[4] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) assumes an albedo of 0.24, a typical value for asteroids with a stony surface composition and identical to the albedo of the family's namesake, 8 Flora[3]
The minor planet was named in memory of Aleksandr Mikhajlovich Adamovich (1927–1994), Byelorussian writer, publicist and literary scholar. Adamovich exhibited a harmonious combination of talent and civic responsibility.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6537 Adamovich (1979 QK6)" (2015-12-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6537) Adamovich. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 602. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (6537) Adamovich". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved January 2016.
- 1 2 Chang, Chan-Kao; Ip, Wing-Huen; Lin, Hsing-Wen; Cheng, Yu-Chi; Ngeow, Chow-Choong; Yang, Ting-Chang; et al. (June 2014). "313 New Asteroid Rotation Periods from Palomar Transient Factory Observations". The Astrophysical Journal 788 (1): 21. Bibcode:2014ApJ...788...17C. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/788/1/17. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "6537 Adamovich (1979 QK6)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved January 2016.
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 (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
- 6537 Adamovich at the JPL Small-Body Database
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