13058 Alfredstevens
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla Obs. – ESO |
| Discovery date | 19 November 1990 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 13058 Alfredstevens |
Named after | Alfred Stevens (painter)[2] |
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1990 WN3 · 1992 GB7 1992 HB6 | |
| main-belt · Vesta family [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 9239 days (25.30 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.6304 AU (393.50 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0859 AU (312.05 Gm) |
| 2.3581 AU (352.77 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.11546 |
| 3.62 yr (1322.7 d) | |
| 351.52° | |
| 0° 16m 19.848s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.1054° |
| 197.09° | |
| 214.30° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.09785 AU (164.236 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.71831 AU (406.653 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.536 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 3.06 km (calculated)[3] |
| 4.2993±0.0057 h[4] | |
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 14.5[1] | |
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13058 Alfredstevens, provisional designation 1990 WN3, is a stony Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO's La Silla Observatory in Northern Chile, on 19 November 1990.[5]
Based on its orbital elements, the S-type asteroid is a member of the Vesta family, a group of asteroids that originated from a massive impact on the Southern Hemnisphere of 4 Vesta, the family's namesake. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 7 months (1,323 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.12 and is tilted by 6 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.
A photometric light-curve analysis at the Palomar Transient Factory Survey rendered a rotation period of 4.3 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.0057 in magnitude.[4] It has an albedo of 0.20, as assumed by the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link.[3]
The minor planet was named in honour of Belgian painter Alfred Stevens (1823–1906), known for his paintings of elegant modern women.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13058 Alfredstevens (1990 WN3)" (2015-11-17 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (13058) Alfredstevens. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 835. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (13058) Alfredstevens". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved December 2015.
- 1 2 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 December 2015.
- ↑ "13058 Alfredstevens (1990 WN3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 2015.
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
- 13058 Alfredstevens at the JPL Small-Body Database
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