1536 Pielinen

1536 Pielinen
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Y. Väisälä
Discovery site Turku Observatory
Discovery date 18 September 1939
Designations
MPC designation 1536 Pielinen
Named after
Pielinen (lake)[2]
1939 SE · 1929 RZ
1931 ED · 1934 CW
1939 TP · 1939 UK
1952 RW · A903 SF
A916 RA
main-belt · Flora[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 112.55 yr (41109 days)
Aphelion 2.6348 AU (394.16 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7755 AU (265.61 Gm)
2.2051 AU (329.88 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.19485
3.27 yr (1196.1 d)
175.60°
 18m 3.564s / day
Inclination 1.5328°
195.68°
170.60°
Earth MOID 0.772805 AU (115.6100 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.81861 AU (421.658 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.636
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 7.934±0.037 km[4]
7.82 km (calculated)[3]
66.22 h (2.759 d)[lower-alpha 1][1]
66.34±0.02 h[lower-alpha 1]
67.43±0.06 h[5]
0.2557±0.0662[4]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
S[3]
12.7

    1536 Pielinen, provisional designation 1939 SE, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Finnish astronomer Yrjö Väisälä at Turku Observatory, Southwest Finland, on 18 September 1939.[6]

    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 1.8–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,195 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is tilted by 2 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. Its relatively long rotation period of 66 to 67 hours has been measured several times.[lower-alpha 1][5] Based on the survey carried out by the WISE/NEOWISE mission, it has an albedo of 0.26.[4] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) assumes a similar value of 0.24.[3]

    The minor planet is named after Pielinen, Finland's fourth largest lake in Finnish Karelia. The Koli National Park is located on its western shores.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 Pravec (2011) web: rotation period 66.22 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.85 mag, and Stephens (2011) web: rotation period 66.34±0.02 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.8 mag. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) for (1536) Pielinen
    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1536 Pielinen (1939 SE)" (2015-10-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1536) Pielinen. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 122. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1536) Pielinen". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved November 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 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 November 2015.
    5. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1536) Pielinen". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved November 2015.
    6. "1536 Pielinen (1939 SE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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