_Myroncope.png) Shape model ofMyroncope from itslightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | T. B. Spahr |
| Discovery site | Catalina Stn. |
| Discovery date | 16 June 1993 |
| Designations | |
| (7835) Myroncope | |
Named after | Myron Cope (American sports announcer)[2][3] |
| 1993 MC · 1990 WV12 | |
| main-belt[1][4] · (middle) Mitidika[5] | |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 26.35 yr (9,623 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1508AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9528 AU |
| 2.5518 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2347 |
| 4.08yr (1,489 days) | |
| 351.55° | |
| 0° 14m 30.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 12.964° |
| 220.40° | |
| 37.179° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.21 km(calculated)[6] 10.752±0.061 km[7][8] | |
| 7.43019±0.00001 h[9] | |
| 0.085±0.018[7][8] 0.20(assumed)[6] | |
| S(assumed)[6] | |
| 13.3[7] · 13.4[4][6] | |
7835 Myroncope (prov. designation:1993 MC) is anasteroid of theMitidika family from the central region of theasteroid belt. It was discovered on 16 June 1993, by American astronomerTimothy Spahr at theCatalina Station in Arizona, United States. The assumedS-type asteroid has arotation period of 7.4 hours and measures approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was named in memory of American sports announcerMyron Cope (1929–2008).[2][1]
Myroncope has been identified as a member of theMitidika family, a dispersedasteroid family of typically carbonaceousC-type asteroids. The family is named after2262 Mitidika (diameter of 9 km) and consists of 653 known members, the largest ones being404 Arsinoë (95 km) and5079 Brubeck (17 km).[5][10]: 23
The asteroid orbits the Sun in thecentral main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,489 days). Its orbit has aneccentricity of 0.23 and aninclination of 13° with respect to theecliptic.[4] The first identification of this asteroid was made at the JapaneseGeisei Observatory in 1990. However the observation was excluded from the asteroid'sorbit determination and did not extend itsobservation arc prior to its discovery.[1]
Thisminor planet was named in memory of famedsports announcer and journalistMyron Cope (1929–2008). He was acolor commentator for thePittsburgh Steelers National Football League team for 35 years and was the creator of theTerrible Towel in 1975.[2][3] Thenaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 20 May 2008 (M.P.C. 62928).[11]
According to the survey carried out by theNEOWISE mission of NASA'sWide-field Infrared Survey Explorer,Myroncope measures 10.8 kilometers in diameter and its surface has analbedo of 0.08.[7][8] TheCollaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo forstony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a smaller diameter of 6.2 kilometers based on anabsolute magnitude of 13.4.[6]
In 2016, the asteroid's lightcurve has been modeled using data from Lowellphotometric database, which gave a siderealrotation period of 7.43019 hours, as well as twospin axes of (72.0°, −64.0°) and (288.0°, −55.0°) inecliptic coordinates (λ, β) (Q=n.a.).[9]
