1887 Virton

1887 Virton
Discovery [1]
Discovered by S. Arend
Discovery site Uccle – Belgium
Discovery date 5 October 1950
Designations
MPC designation 1887 Virton
Named after
 Virton
(town and district)[2]
1950 TD · 1934 RG
1944 OE · 1950 RG
1950 TQ1 · 1952 BF1
1960 QC · 1970 OA
main-belt · Eos [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 65.45 yr (23906 days)
Aphelion 3.3473 AU (500.75 Gm)
Perihelion 2.6635 AU (398.45 Gm)
3.0054 AU (449.60 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11376
5.21 yr (1903.1 d)
182.32°
0° 11m 21.012s / day
Inclination 9.6227°
348.59°
32.750°
Earth MOID 1.66922 AU (249.712 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.1425 AU (320.51 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.220
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 22.174±0.605 km[4]
22.41 km (calculated)[3]
0.1085±0.0158[4]
0.14 (assumed)[3]
S [3]
11.0

    1887 Virton, provisional designation 1950 TD, is a stony asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 5 October 1950.[5]

    The S-type asteroid is a member of the Eos family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.3 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,905 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.11 and is inclined by 9.6 degrees to the ecliptic plane.[3] It has an albedo of about 0.11−0.14.[3][4]

    The asteroid was named after the town and capital district, Virton, in the southernmost part Belgium. It is located very close to Robelmont, Arend's birthplace (also see 1145 Robelmonte).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1887 Virton (1950 TD)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1887) Virton. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 151. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (1887) Virton". 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. ↑ "1887 Virton (1950 TD)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved November 2015.

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