99906 Uofalberta
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | A. Lowe |
Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
Discovery date | 17 August 2002 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (99906) Uofalberta |
Named after | University of Alberta [2] |
2002 QV53 | |
main-belt · (outer) [1] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 19.35 yr (7,069 days) |
Aphelion | 3.4986 AU |
Perihelion | 2.9290 AU |
3.2138 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0886 |
5.76 yr (2,104 days) | |
148.47° | |
0° 10m 15.96s / day | |
Inclination | 11.696° |
161.48° | |
216.45° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | ±0.303 km 6.834[3] |
±0.015 0.055[3] | |
14.9[1] | |
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99906 Uofalberta, provisional designation 2002 QV53, is a dark asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Canadian amateur astronomer Andrew Lowe on 17 August 2002, from digitized photographic plates taken at the Palomar Observatory.[4]
Naming
This minor planet was named after the University of Alberta; the initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera ("Whatsoever things are true") appear in the provisional designation. The official naming citation was published on 18 September 2005 (M.P.C. 54830).[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 99906 Uofalberta (2002 QV53)" (2017-03-31 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (99906) Uofalberta, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- 1 2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. arXiv:1109.4096 . doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "99906 Uofalberta (2002 QV53)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
- Andrew Lowe's Minor Planet Home Page
- 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 (95001)-(100000) – Minor Planet Center
- 99906 Uofalberta at the JPL Small-Body Database
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