1842 Hynek
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Kohoutek |
| Discovery site | Bergedorf Obs. |
| Discovery date | 14 January 1972 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1842 Hynek |
|
Named after
|
Hynek Kohoutek (father of discoverer)[2] |
| 1972 AA · 1928 DE 1929 SO · 1952 DN2 1953 UV · 1962 EA 1963 SS · 1964 YF 1966 HE · 1969 EG1 2004 TE363 |
|
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.03 yr (31,424 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6766 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8550 AU |
| 2.2658 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1812 |
| 3.41 yr (1,246 days) | |
| 108.26° | |
| Inclination | 5.3552° |
| 153.45° | |
| 125.68° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.171±0.027 km[4] 9.80 km (calculated)[3] |
| 3.94±0.02 h[5] | |
| 0.2899±0.0415[4] 0.20 (assumed)[3] |
|
| B–V = 0.871 U–B = 0.522 Tholen = S |
|
| 12.41 | |
1842 Hynek, provisional designation 1972 AA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at the Hamburger Bergedorf Observatory, Germany on 14 January 1972.[6]
The asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,246 days). The S-type asteroid has an albedo of about 0.20–0.30[4] and rotates every 3.94±0.02 hours around its axis.
It was named after the first name of the discoverer's father, Hynek Kohoutek, on the occasion of his 70th birthday.[2]
References
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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
- 1842 Hynek at the JPL Small-Body Database
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