| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 October 1937 |
| Designations | |
| (1439) Vogtia | |
Named after | Heinrich Vogt(astronomer)[2] |
| 1937 TE · 1953 UJ 1957 HP · 1964 FC | |
| main-belt · Hilda[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.07 yr (28,882 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.4750AU |
| Perihelion | 3.5307 AU |
| 4.0028 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1179 |
| 8.01yr (2,925 days) | |
| 250.93° | |
| 0° 7m 23.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.2034° |
| 35.575° | |
| 101.70° | |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.5988 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 47.79 km(derived)[3] 47.87±4.0 km(IRAS:3)[4] 50.542±0.148 km[5] 52.86±1.60 km[6] |
| 12.898±0.006h[a][b] 12.95 h[7] | |
| 0.0425(derived)[3] 0.043±0.003[6] 0.046±0.007[5] 0.0509±0.010(IRAS:3)[4] | |
| B–V = 0.750[1] U–B = 0.320[1] Tholen =XFU[1] · C/P[5] · XFU[3] | |
| 10.45[1][4][6] · 10.65[3][7] · 10.85±0.36[8] | |
1439 Vogtia, provisional designation1937 TE, is a dark Hildianasteroid from the outermost region of theasteroid belt, approximately 48 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 October 1937, by German astronomerKarl Reinmuth atHeidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[9] It is named for astronomerHeinrich Vogt.[2]
Vogtia is a member of theHilda family, a large group of asteroids in anorbital resonance with the gas giant Jupiter, and thought to have originated from theKuiper belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.5–4.5 AU once every 8.01 years (2,925 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.12 and aninclination of 4° with respect to theecliptic.[1] Itsobservation arc begins at Heidelberg, 15 days after its official discovery observation, with noprecoveries taken, and no prior identifications made.[9]
In the 1990s, a rotationallight-curve ofVogtia was obtained during a survey of Hilda asteroids at Swedish, German and Italian observatories. It gave a well-definedrotation period of 12.95 hours with a brightness variation of 0.33magnitude (U=3).[7] In October 2016, American astronomerBrian D. Warner obtained another light-curve at his Palmer Divide Station/CS3 in Colorado, which gave a period of 12.898 hours and an identical amplitude of 0.33 magnitude (U=3).[a][b]
In theTholen taxonomy,Vogtia is classified as a rareXFU-type, while it is also described as aC/P-type asteroid.[5] According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical SatelliteIRAS, the JapaneseAkari satellite, and NASA'sWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequentNEOWISE mission,Vogtia measures between 47.87 and 52.86 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has a lowalbedo between 0.043 and 0.051.[4][5][6] TheCollaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0425 and a diameter of 47.79 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.65.[3]
Thisminor planet was named forHeinrich Vogt (1890–1968), German astronomer atUniversity of Heidelberg.[2] He discovered the main-belt asteroid735 Marghanna in 1912, and was a known member of the Nazi paramilitarySturmabteilung.[10]
