1559 Kustaanheimo

Kustaanheimo

A three-dimensional model of 1559 Kustaanheimo based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by L. Oterma
Discovery site Turku
Discovery date 20 January 1942
Designations
MPC designation 1559
1942 BF
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 80.99 yr (29582 days)
Aphelion 2.7115302 AU (405.63914 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0700336 AU (309.67262 Gm)
2.390782 AU (357.6559 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1341604
3.70 yr (1350.2 d)
12.814565°
 15m 59.835s / day
Inclination 3.191323°
327.93357°
216.62676°
Earth MOID 1.07249 AU (160.442 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.25731 AU (337.689 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.518
Physical characteristics
4.286 ± 0.003 hours,[2] 4.302 h (0.1793 d)[1]
12.0

    1559 Kustaanheimo (1942 BF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 20, 1942, by L. Oterma at Turku. The discoverer named it after Finnish astronomer Paul Kustaanheimo.

    The light curve of 1559 Kustaanheimo shows a periodicity of 4.286 ± 0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.25 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "1559 Kustaanheimo (1942 BF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M

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