1379 Lomonosowa (prov. designation:1936 FC) is a stonybackground asteroid from the central regions of theasteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter. Discovered byGrigory Neujmin at theSimeiz Observatory in 1936, the asteroid was later named after Russian physicist and astronomerMikhail Lomonosov.[2][15]
![]() Modelled shape ofLomonosowa | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
Discovery date | 19 March 1936 |
Designations | |
(1379) Lomonosowa | |
Named after | Mikhail Lomonosov[2] (18th century Russian polymath) |
1936 FC ·1933 SG1 | |
main-belt ·(inner) background[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 111.93 yr (40,882 days) |
Aphelion | 2.7548AU |
Perihelion | 2.2928 AU |
2.5238 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0915 |
4.01yr (1,464 days) | |
88.814° | |
0° 14m 44.88s / day | |
Inclination | 15.607° |
169.88° | |
31.359° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 17.82 km(derived)[4] 18.690±0.177 km[5] 19.71±0.80 km[6] 20.135±0.160 km[7] 20.45±0.56 km[8] |
24.482±0.0272h[9] 24.4845±0.0005 h[10] 24.4846±0.0001 h[11] 24.488±0.001 h[12] 24.71 h[13] | |
0.1584±0.0343[7] 0.167±0.010[8] 0.182±0.018[5] 0.20(assumed)[4] 0.218±0.021[6] | |
S[4][13] B–V = 0.830[1] U–B = 0.440[1] | |
10.626±0.005(R)[9] · 10.80[6] · 10.9[1] · 11.05[8] · 11.11[4][7][13] ·11.45±0.27[14] | |
Discovery
editLomonosowa was discovered on 19 March 1936, by Soviet astronomerGrigory Neujmin at theSimeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[15] On the same night, it was independently discovered by Serbian astronomerPetar Đurković atUccle Observatory in Belgium.[2] TheMinor Planet Center only recognizes the first discoverer.[15] A firstprecovery ofLomonosowa was taken at theLowell Observatory in October 1905. The asteroid was first identified as1933 SG1 atHeidelberg Observatory in September 1933.[15]
Orbit and classification
editLomonosowa is a non-family asteroid of the main belt'sbackground population.[3] It orbits the Sun in thecentral asteroid belt at a distance of 2.3–2.8 AU once every 4.01 years (1,464 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.09 and aninclination of 16° with respect to theecliptic.[1] The body'sobservation arc begins with its first precovery at Lowell Observatory in October 1905.[15]
Naming
editThisminor planet was named after Russian physicist and astronomerMikhail Lomonosov (1711–1765). He discovered theatmosphere of Venus and theprinciple of mass conservation.[2] The officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center in June 1955 (M.P.C. 1252).[16] He is also honored by the cratersLomonosov on the Moon andLomonosov on Mars.[2]
Physical characteristics
editLomonosowa has been characterized as a common, stonyS-type asteroid.[13]
Lightcurves
editSeveral rotationallightcurve ofLomonosowa have been obtained from photometric observations since the 1980s. Lightcurve analysis gave arotation period between 24.482 and 24.71 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.45 to 0.63magnitude (U=2/3/2).[9][12][13] The asteroid's lightcurve has also been modeled using photometric observations from various sources. Modelling gave a concurring sidereal period of 24.4845 and 24.4846 hours.[10][11] One study also found two spin axis of (72.0°, −84.0°) and (265.0°, −46.0°) inecliptic coordinates (λ, β).[11]
Diameter and albedo
editAccording to the surveys carried out by the JapaneseAkari satellite and theNEOWISE mission of NASA'sWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer,Lomonosowa measures between 18.690 and 20.45 kilometers in diameter and its surface has analbedo between 0.1584 and 0.218.[5][6][7][8] TheCollaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a diameter of 17.82 kilometers based on anabsolute magnitude of 11.11.[4]
References
edit- ^abcdef"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1379 Lomonosowa (1936 FC)" (2017-09-30 last obs.).Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved27 October 2017.
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- ^abcMasiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014)."Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos".The Astrophysical Journal.791 (2): 11.arXiv:1406.6645.Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M.doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved27 October 2017.
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- ^abcdUsui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey".Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan.63 (5):1117–1138.Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U.doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online,AcuA catalog p. 153)
- ^abcWaszczak, 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. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^abHanus, J.; Durech, J.; Broz, M.; Warner, B. D.; Pilcher, F.; Stephens, R.; et al. (June 2011)."A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method".Astronomy & Astrophysics.530: 16.arXiv:1104.4114.Bibcode:2011A&A...530A.134H.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116738. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^abcDurech, J.; Hanus, J.; Oszkiewicz, D.; Vanco, R. (March 2016)."Asteroid models from the Lowell photometric database".Astronomy and Astrophysics.587: 6.arXiv:1601.02909.Bibcode:2016A&A...587A..48D.doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527573. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^abBrinsfield, James W.; Higgins, David (September 2008)."The Rotational Period of 1379 Lomosonowa".The Minor Planet Bulletin.35 (3): 122.Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..122B.ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^abcdeBinzel, R. P. (October 1987)."A photoelectric survey of 130 asteroids".Icarus.72 (1):135–208.Bibcode:1987Icar...72..135B.doi:10.1016/0019-1035(87)90125-4.ISSN 0019-1035. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015)."Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results".Icarus.261:34–47.arXiv:1506.00762.Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V.doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^abcde"1379 Lomonosowa (1936 FC)".Minor Planet Center. Retrieved27 October 2017.
- ^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs".Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 221.doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4.ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.
External links
edit- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), atwww.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR –Geneva Observatory,Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1379 Lomonosowa atAstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 1379 Lomonosowa at theJPL Small-Body Database