1004 Belopolskya
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Belyavskyj |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 5 September 1923 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1004 Belopolskya |
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Named after
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Aristarkh Belopolsky (astrophysicist)[2] |
| 1923 OS · 1936 WB 1937 YB · 1938 AA 1963 DC · 1974 WK 2004 SU12 · A917 TA |
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| main-belt (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.92 yr (33,573 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6972 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.1040 AU |
| 3.4006 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0872 |
| 6.27 yr (2,291 days) | |
| 227.97° | |
| Inclination | 2.9786° |
| 153.54° | |
| 215.49° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 71.60±2.1 km (IRAS:9)[3] 79.83±1.33 km[4] |
| 9.44±0.01 h[5] | |
| 0.0348±0.002 (IRAS:9)[3] 0.028±0.001[4] |
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| B–V = 0.720 U–B = 0.120 Tholen = PC P [3] |
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| 9.99[1] | |
1004 Belopolskya, provisional designation 1923 OS, is a large, rare-type asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 72 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 September 1923, by Russian astronomer Sergey Belyavsky at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[6] Eight nights later, the body was independently discovered by Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in Germany.[2]
The asteroid is classified as a PF-type asteroid in the Tholen taxonomy, a subtype of the dark and reddish P-type asteroids, of which only a few dozens bodies are currently known.[7] It orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.1–3.7 AU once every 6 years and 3 months (2,291 days). Its orbit is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.09.[1]
A provisional light-curve analysis by Italian astronomer Silvano Casulli in 2010 has rendered a rotation period of 9.44±0.01 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.14 in magnitude.[5] According to the survey carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite, and the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the asteroid's surface has an albedo of 0.028 and 0.035, with a corresponding diameter of 79.8 and 71.6 kilometers, respectively.[3][4]
The minor planet was named in honor of Aristarkh Belopolsky (1854–1934), astrophysicist at Pulkovo Observatory, the principal astronomical observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences, located south of Saint Petersburg, Russia. He is also honored by the lunar crater Belopol'skiy.[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
- 1004 Belopolskya at the JPL Small-Body Database
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