10415 Mali Lošinj

10415 Mali Lošinj
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Korlević
Discovery site Višnjan Obs.
Discovery date 23 October 1998
Designations
MPC designation 10415 Mali Lošinj
Named after
 Mali Lošinj
(Croatian island)[2]
1998 UT15 · 1925 VM
1962 WE1 · 1977 TN3
1987 SW20 · 1988 VW7
main-belt · (outer) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 53.30 yr (19,469 days)   
Aphelion 3.0704 AU
Perihelion 2.9130 AU
2.9917 AU
Eccentricity 0.0263
5.17 yr (1,890 days)
4.0787°
0° 11m 25.44s / day
Inclination 14.411°
221.73°
301.08°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 14.912±0.112 km[4]
16.20±0.70 km[5]
18.77 km (calculated)[3]
240.5115±20.6153 h[6]
0.1521±0.0344[4]
0.128±0.019[5]
0.057 (assumed)[3]
C [3] · X [7]
11.9[1]
12.36[3]
11.8[4][5]
11.911±0.002 (R)[6]
11.54±0.44[7]

    10415 Mali Lošinj, provisional designation 1998 UT15, is an asteroid and very slow rotator from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević at Višnjan Observatory, Croatia, on 23 October 1998.[8]

    The C-type asteroid is also classified as a X-type body.[7] It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.1 AU once every 5 years and 2 months (1,890 days). Its orbit has a low eccentricity of 0.03 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

    In 2013, photometric observations at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory, California, rendered an rotational light-curve that showed a rotation period of 240.5115±20.6153 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.48 in magnitude (U=2).[6] A body of this size usually rotates within hours once around its axis.

    According to the surveys carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 14.9 and 16.2 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.15 of 0.13, respectively.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) assumes an albedo of 0.057 and calculates a somewhat larger diameter of 18.8 kilometers.[3]

    The minor planet is named after the Croatian island of Mali Lošinj, located in the northern Adriatic Sea. The island and the city of Mali Lošinj are well known for its nautical school and the Leo Brener Observatory.[2] The minor planet 10645 Brač is also named after a Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea.

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 10415 Mali Losinj (1998 UT15)" (2016-03-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (10415) Mali Lošinj, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8. Retrieved April 2016.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (10415) Mali Losinj". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved April 2016.
    4. 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". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved April 2016.
    5. 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. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved April 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved April 2016.
    7. 1 2 3 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. arXiv:1506.00762. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved April 2016.
    8. ↑ "10415 Mali Losinj (1998 UT15)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved April 2016.

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