1930 Lucifer

1930 Lucifer

A three-dimensional model of 1930 Lucifer based on its light curve
Discovery [1]
Discovered by E. Roemer
Discovery site NOFS (USNO)
Discovery date 29 October 1964
Designations
MPC designation 1930 Lucifer
Named after
 Lucifer (religion)[2]
1964 UA · 1954 SQ
1954 TC
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 61.47 yr (22452 days)
Aphelion 3.3139 AU (495.75 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4862 AU (371.93 Gm)
2.9000 AU (433.83 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.14271
4.94 yr (1803.9 d)
215.47°
0° 11m 58.452s / day
Inclination 14.080°
318.63°
340.86°
Earth MOID 1.47331 AU (220.404 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.96411 AU (293.827 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.228
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 27 km
Mean radius
 13.50 ± 1.6 km
13.056 h (0.5440 d)
0.1058 ± 0.030
Cgh (SMASSII)
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    1930 Lucifer, provisional designation 1964 UA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 29, 1964 by American astronomer Elizabeth Roemer at the Flagstaff station (NOFS) of the United States Naval Observatory (USNO). The body measures about 27 kilometer in diameter and belongs to the C-group of asteroids (Cgh-type).[1]

    Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 13.056 ± 0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 0.43 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[3]

    Lutz D. Schmadel's Dictionary of Minor Planet Names reads "Named for the proud, rebellious archangel, identified with Satan, who was expelled from heaven".[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1930 Lucifer (1964 UA)" (2015-03-06 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1930) Lucifer. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005", The Minor Planet Bulletin 32 (3), pp. 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W.

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