1680 Per Brahe

1680 Per Brahe
Discovery [1]
Discovered by L. Oterma
Discovery site Turku Obs.
Discovery date 12 February 1942
Designations
MPC designation (1680) Per Brahe
Named after
 Per Brahe the Younger
(Count and Governor)[2]
1942 CH · 1934 PP
1937 AA · 1937 AY
1938 JA · 1943 PC
1949 XL · 1952 OG
1953 VD1 · 1960 FF
A902 JA
main-belt · (middle) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 114.83 yr (41,940 days)
Aphelion 3.2210 AU
Perihelion 2.2289 AU
2.7249 AU
Eccentricity 0.1820
4.50 yr (1,643 days)
218.13°
0° 13m 8.76s / day
Inclination 4.2612°
83.343°
158.65°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 13.960±0.125 km[4]
14.20±0.8 km[5]
14.36 km (derived)[3]
14.848±0.130 km[6]
15.45±1.32 km[7]
18.29±0.70 km[8]
3.426±0.002 h[9]
3.428±0.002 h[3]
3.44 h[10]
3.444±0.007 h[10]
0.178±0.015[8]
0.2722±0.0223[6]
0.2903±0.038[5]
0.300±0.044[4]
0.3409 (derived)[3]
0.407±0.294[7]
SMASS = S [1] · S [3]
10.65[7] · 11.0[1][3] · 11.2[5][6][8] · 11.40±0.29[11]

    1680 Per Brahe, provisional designation 1942 CH, is a bright asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 February 1942, by Finnish astronomer Liisi Oterma at Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland.[12] It is named after Swedish count and governor Per Brahe the Younger.[2]

    Orbit and classification

    The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.2–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 6 months (1,643 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.of 2.2–3.2 AU once every four and a half years (1,644 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.18 and is tilted by 4 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] Per Brahe was first identified as A902 JA at Heidelberg Observatory in 1902, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 40 years prior to its official discovery observation.[12]

    Lightcurve

    In December 2012, two rotational lightcurves of Per Brahe were obtained by American astronomers Robert Stephens and Brian Warner. They gave a well-defined rotation period of 3.426 and 3.428 hours with a brightness variation of 0.13 and 0.017 magnitude, respectively (U=3).[9] Two previous lightcurves, obtained by Laurent Bernasconi and René Roy in 2005 and 2006, gave a similar period of 3.444 and 3.44 hours, respectively.(U=2/1+).[10]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Per Brahe measures between 13.96 and 18.29 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.178 and 0.300.[4][5][6][7][8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives a higher albedo of 0.341 and a diameter of 14.36 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.0.[3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named for Swedish count Per Brahe (1602–1680), who was Governor General of Finland in the 17th century. His prosperous legacy saw the establishment of Academia Aboensis, the first university in Finland, the construction of various new towns and many schools, and the publication of the first Finnish Bible.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 April 1980 (M.P.C. 5280).[13]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1680 Per Brahe (1942 CH)" (2017-03-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1680) Per Brahe. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 133. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "LCDB Data for (1680) Per Brahe". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    4. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. arXiv:1406.6645 Freely accessible. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    5. 1 2 3 4 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 23 December 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 4 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results" (PDF). The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. arXiv:1109.6407 Freely accessible. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    7. 1 2 3 4 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (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. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. arXiv:1209.5794 Freely accessible. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    8. 1 2 3 4 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" (PDF). Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    9. 1 2 Stephens, Robert D.; Warner, Brian D. (April 2013). "Lightcurves for 110 Lydia and 1680 Per Brahe". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (2): 93–94. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40...93S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    10. 1 2 3 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1680) Per Brahe". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    11. ↑ Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus. 261: 34–47. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. arXiv:1506.00762 Freely accessible. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    12. 1 2 "1680 Per Brahe (1942 CH)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
    13. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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