15811 Nüsslein-Volhard
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | F. Börngen |
| Discovery site | Karl Schwarzschild Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 July 1994 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 15811 Nüsslein-Volhard |
Named after |
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (biologist, Nobelist)[2] |
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1994 ND1 · 1955 SX1 1988 PY2 · 1989 SG7 | |
| main-belt (outer)[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 60.49 yr (22,094 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7402 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6770 AU |
| 3.2086 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1657 |
| 5.75 yr (2,099 days) | |
| 257.85° | |
| 0° 10m 17.04s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.6015° |
| 225.57° | |
| 74.308° | |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.149 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 16.17±1.4 km (IRAS:2)[1] |
| 0.0617±0.013 (IRAS:2)[1] | |
| 12.8[1] | |
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15811 Nüsslein-Volhard, provisional designation 1994 ND1, is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 July 1994, by German astronomer Freimut Börngen at the Karl Schwarzschild Observatory in Tautenburg, Germany.[3]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,099 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Due to a precovery at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory from 1955, the asteroid's observation arc spans of a period of more than 60 years.[3]
According to two observations made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the asteroid measures 16.2 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a low albedo of 0.062,[1] which is typical for carbonaceous asteroids. However, as of 2016, the asteroid's actual composition, rotation period and shape remain unknown.
The minor planet is named after Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942), a German biologist who, together with Eric Wieschaus and Edward Lewis, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995. Her research identified the genes controlling the embryonic development for the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15811 Nusslein-Volhard (1994 ND1)" (2016-03-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (15811) Nüsslein-Volhard. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 828. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved April 2016.
- 1 2 "15811 Nusslein-Volhard (1994 ND1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved April 2016.
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 (15001)-(20000) – Minor Planet Center
- 15811 Nüsslein-Volhard at the JPL Small-Body Database
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