1546 Izsák

For other uses, see Izsák.
Izsák
Discovery
Discovered by G. Kulin
Discovery date 28 September 1941
Designations
Named after
Imre Izsak
1941 SG1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 80.59 yr (29437 days)
Aphelion 3.5604 AU (532.63 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7881 AU (417.09 Gm)
3.1743 AU (474.87 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.12164
5.66 yr (2065.7 d)
8.20965°
 10m 27.408s / day
Inclination 16.141°
190.475°
280.540°
Earth MOID 1.85875 AU (278.065 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.70866 AU (255.612 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.129
Physical characteristics
7.350 h (0.3063 d)
10.7

    1546 Izsák is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1941. It was named for the astronomer, Imre Izsák, who later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[1] Imre Izsák was born in Hungary[1] and later worked at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 7.35 ± 0.006 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. I.G. Izsak, J.M. Gerard, R. Efimba and M.P. Barnett, Construction of Newcomb operators on a digital computer, Research in Space Science Special Report Number 140, Smithsonian Institution Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964.
    3. Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", The Minor Planet Bulletin 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.

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