17119 Alexisrodrz
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | MRO |
| Discovery date | 10 May 1999 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 17119 Alexisrodrz |
Named after |
Alexis Rodriguez (winner 2003 ISEF)[2] |
| 1999 JP59 · 1998 BY48 | |
| main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 8506 days (23.29 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.7905 AU (417.45 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.4860 AU (371.90 Gm) |
| 2.6382 AU (394.67 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.057717 |
| 4.29 yr (1565.2 d) | |
| 256.34° | |
| 0° 13m 48s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.3435° |
| 160.73° | |
| 150.40° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.47237 AU (220.263 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.36374 AU (353.610 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.385 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.56 km (calculated)[3] |
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17.7935±0.0290 h[3] 17.7838±0.0290 h[4] | |
| 0.10 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
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14.4[1] 14.372±0.011[4] 14.317±0.005[4] 14.82[3] | |
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17119 Alexisrodrz, provisional designation 1999 JP59, is a stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research team (LINEAR) at the U.S. Magdalena Ridge Observatory in Socorro, New Mexico, on 10 May 1999.[2]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.5–2.8 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,566 days). Its orbit is tilted by 6 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.06.[1] Two photometric light-curve observations from the wide-field survey at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory in 2011 and 2013, rendered a rotation period of 17.7935±0.0290 and 17.7838±0.0290 hours with a brightness variation of 0.60 and 0.46, respectively (U=2).[4] The asteroid's surface has an albedo of 0.10, as assumed by the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link, which is a notably low estimate for an asteroids of stony composition.[3]
The minor planet was named in honour of Alexis Rodriguez (b. 1986), who was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. At the time he attended the U.S. Aurea E. Quiles Claudio High School, Guanica, Puerto Rico.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17119 Alexisrodrz (1999 JP59)" (2015-04-22 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "17119 Alexisrodrz (1999 JP59)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "LCDB Data for (17119) Alexisrodrz". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; 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 December 2015.
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
- 17119 Alexisrodrz at the JPL Small-Body Database
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