3628 Božněmcová
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Z. Vávrová |
Discovery site | Kleť Obs. |
Discovery date | 25 November 1979 |
Designations | |
(3628) Boznemcova | |
Named after | Božena Němcová (Czech writer)[2] |
1979 WD · 1930 MQ 1962 JP · 1975 XT4 1978 JX · 1979 YB10 1985 CQ2 | |
main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 86.76 yr (31,689 days) |
Aphelion | 3.2963 |
Perihelion | 1.7799 |
2.5381 | |
Eccentricity | 0.2987 |
4.04 yr (1,477 days) | |
174.61° | |
0° 14m 37.32s / day | |
Inclination | 6.8866° |
156.74° | |
187.79° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 5.40±1.17 km[4] 6.914±0.143 km[5][6] 8.14±0.34 km[7] 8.18 km (calculated)[3] |
3.335410±0.000057 h[8] | |
0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.256±0.024[7] 0.32±0.13[4] 0.3370±0.0705[5] 0.359±0.029[6] | |
SMASS = O [1] · O [3][9] | |
12.60[5][7] · 12.8[1][3] · 13.05±0.34[9] · 13.11[4] | |
3628 Božněmcová, provisional designation 1979 WD, is a rare-type asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 25 November 1979, by Czech astronomer Zdeňka Vávrová at Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.[10] It is named for Czech writer Božena Němcová.[2]
Orbit and classification
[edit]Božněmcová orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 1.8–3.3
Physical characteristics
[edit]In the SMASS taxonomy, Božněmcová is a bright O-type asteroid, a rare group with spectra that best fits those of the L6 and LL6 ordinary chondrite-type meteorites.[11]
Rotation period
[edit]In September 2007, a rotational lightcurve of Božněmcová was obtained from photometric observations by American astronomer Brian Warner at his Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 3.335410 hours with a low brightness amplitude of 0.09 magnitude (U=3).[8]
Diameter and albedo
[edit]According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Božněmcová measures between 5.40 and 8.14 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.256 and 0.359.[4][5][6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 8.18 kilometers at an absolute magnitude of 12.8, as the lower the albedo (reflectivity), the larger the body's diameter for an unchanged brightness.[3]
Naming
[edit]This minor planet was named in memory of Božena Němcová (1820–1862), a Czech writer, author of the novella The Grandmother (Czech: Babička), the most frequently read book in Czech literature.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 June 1993 (M.P.C. 22245).[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3628 Boznemcova (1979 WD)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3628) Božněmcová". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3628) Božněmcová. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 305. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3627. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3628) Božněmcová". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63.
- ^ a b c d Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. S2CID 35447010.
- ^ a b c Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. S2CID 118745497. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Usui, 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)
- ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (June 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - June - October 2007". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (2): 56–60. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...56W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b 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. S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ a b "3628 Boznemcova (1979 WD)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ Bus, S. J.; Binzel, R. P. (2002). "Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectroscopic Survey A Feature-Based Taxonomy" (PDF). Icarus. 158 (1): 146–177. Bibcode:2002Icar..158..146B. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6856.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Lightcurve plot of 3628 Boznemcova, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2007)
- Catchall Catalog of Minor Planets
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 3628 Božněmcová at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3628 Božněmcová at the JPL Small-Body Database