39741 Komm
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | R. Tucker |
Discovery site | Goodricke-Pigott Observatory |
Discovery date | 9 January 1997 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 39741 Komm |
Named after
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Rudolf Komm (helioseismologist)[2] |
1997 AT6 · 1999 LM28 | |
Mars crosser [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 18.59 yr (6,790 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9464 AU |
Perihelion | 1.4178 AU |
2.1821 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.3502 |
3.22 yr (1,177 days) | |
290.53° | |
Inclination | 6.3377° |
225.72° | |
126.19° | |
Earth MOID | 0.4262 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 2.15 km (caculated)[3] |
5.95 h[4] | |
0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
S [3] | |
15.7[1] | |
39741 Komm, provisional designation 1997 AT6, is a stony asteroid and eccentric Mars-crosser from the innermost regions of the asteroid belt, about 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Roy Tucker at the U.S. Goodricke-Pigott Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, on 9 January 1997.[5]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.4–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,177 days). Its orbit shows a high eccentricity of 0.35 and is tilted by 6 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a provisional rotation period of almost 6 hours[4] and an assumed albedo of 0.20.[3]
The minor planet was named after American helioseismologist, Rudolf Walter Komm (b.1957), who contributed in the study of solar activity.[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 Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 39741 Komm at the JPL Small-Body Database
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