1422 Strömgrenia

1422 Strömgrenia
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 23 August 1936
Designations
MPC designation 1422 Stromgrenia
Named after
Elis Strömgren
(astronomer)[2]
1936 QF · 1933 WB
main-belt · Flora[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 79.64 yr (29090 days)
Aphelion 2.6241 AU (392.56 Gm)
Perihelion 1.8701 AU (279.76 Gm)
2.2471 AU (336.16 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.16778
3.37 yr (1230.3 d)
232.66°
 17m 33.36s / day
Inclination 2.6808°
201.61°
171.13°
Earth MOID 0.86922 AU (130.033 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.83475 AU (424.073 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.610
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 5.62 km (calculated)[3]
3.5002 h (0.14584 d)[1][3]
3.5298±0.0102 h[4]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
B–V = 0.868
U–B = 0.519
Tholen = S
S[3]
13.42

    1422 Strömgrenia, provisional designation 1936 QF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 23 August 1936.[5]

    The asteroid is a member of the Flora family, a large group of stony S-type asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,231 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.17 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 3.5298±0.0102 hours[4] and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.24, which is typical value for a silicaceous asteroid.[3]

    The minor planet was named in honour of Swedish-Danish astronomer Svante Elis Strömgren (1870–1947), professor of astronomy and director of the Copenhagen University Observatory.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1422 Stromgrenia (1936 QF)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1422) Strömgrenia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 114. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (1422) Stromgrenia". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
    4. 1 2 Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; 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 November 2015.
    5. "1422 Stromgrenia (1936 QF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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