| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | U. Quadri L. Strabla |
| Discovery site | Bassano Bresciano Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 October 1992 |
| Designations | |
| (6460) Bassano | |
Named after | Bassano Bresciano (Italian village)[2] |
| 1992 UK6 · 1985 TR2 1989 YM6 | |
| main-belt · Flora[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 31.43 yr (11,481 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4975AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0183 AU |
| 2.2579 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1061 |
| 3.39yr (1,239 days) | |
| 43.163° | |
| 0° 17m 25.8s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.2269° |
| 299.03° | |
| 181.72° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.252±0.108 km[4][5] 4.94 km(calculated)[3] |
| 2.9131±0.0034h[6] 2.9145±0.0034 h[3] | |
| 0.24(assumed)[3] 0.389±0.048[4][5] | |
| S[3] | |
| 13.5[4] · 13.576±0.002(R)[6] · 13.7[1][3] · 14.291±0.003(S)[6] | |
6460 Bassano, provisional designation1992 UK6, is a stony Floraasteroid from the inner regions of theasteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 26 October 1992, by Italian amateur astronomersUlisse Quadri andLuca Strabla at theBassano Bresciano Observatory in northern Italy.[7] It was named for the Italian village ofBassano Bresciano.[2]
TheS-type asteroid is a member of theFlora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt.Bassano orbits the Sun in theinner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,239 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.11 and aninclination of 3° with respect to theecliptic.[1]
In October 1985, it was first identified as1985 TR2 at the FrenchCaussols Observatory, extending the body'sobservation arc by 7 years prior to its official discovery observation at Bassano Bresciano.[7]
Two rotationallightcurves ofBassano were obtained from photometric observations at thePalomar Transient Factory in August 2012. Lightcurve analysis gave arotation period of2.9145 and2.9131 hours with a brightness variation of 0.38 and 0.29magnitude, respectively (U=2/2).[6]
According to the survey carried out by theNEOWISE mission of NASA's space-basedWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer,Bassano measures 4.3 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a highalbedo of 0.39.[4][5] TheCollaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a lower albedo of 0.24 – derived from8 Flora, the principal body and namesake of its orbital family – and hence calculates a larger diameter of 4.9 kilometers.[3]
Thisminor planet was named for the location of the discovering observatory,Bassano Bresciano, an ancient village in northern Italy.[2]
The historic village was under Longobard and Frank control during the early Middle Ages, and then ruled by theHouse of Sforza and the Venice republic. In the 16th century the former marshland was regained by the two Italian agronomistsCamillo Tarello andAgostino Gallo. Monuments in the village include Luzzago's palace and Brunelli's villa. Its church has aVia Crucis credited to the school of Venetian painterGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, one of the great Old Masters of that period.[2] The official naming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 9 September 1995 (M.P.C. 25655).[8]
