2591 Dworetsky
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 August 1949 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Michael Dworetsky (British astronomer)[2] |
| 1949 PS · Template:Mp 1934 RD · 1949 QU Template:Mp · 1962 BD 1962 EH · 1969 OC 1973 GQ · Template:Mp Template:Mp · Template:Mp Template:Mp · 1982 BO | |
| main-belt · (outer)[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.57 yr (30,159 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0614 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8135 AU |
| 2.9374 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0422 |
| 5.03 yr (1,839 days) | |
| 236.94° | |
| Template:Deg2DMS / day | |
| Inclination | 1.5430° |
| 356.26° | |
| 273.52° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 12.925±0.141[4] 13.269±0.195 km[5] 15.60 km (calculated)[3] |
| 12.77±0.05 h[6] | |
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.2792±0.0310[5] 0.291±0.037[4] | |
| S[3][7] | |
| 11.4[5] · 11.5[1][3] · 11.70±0.46[7] | |
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2591 Dworetsky, provisional designation Template:Mp, is a stony asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered on 2 August 1949, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[8] It was later named after British/American astronomer Michael Dworetsky.[2]
Orbit and classification
Dworetsky orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.1 AU once every 5.03 years (1,839 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.04 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
Physical characteristics
The asteroid has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid by PanSTARRSTemplate:' photometric survey.[7]
Dworetsky has a rotation period of 12.8 hours[6] and an albedo of 0.279 and 0.291, based on observations made by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and its subsequent NEOWISE mission.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20, and calculates a diameter of 15.6 kilometers, based on an absolute magnitude of 11.5.[3]
Naming
This minor planet was named in honor of British/American astronomer Michael Dworetsky, senior lecturer at University College London (UCL). He is an active member of the International Astronomical Union, affiliated to several divisions, including "Education, Outreach and Heritage".[9] His research involve the stellar abundances of the mercury group of elements and has also taken a large part in the development of the undergraduate astronomy degree program. The asteroid's name was proposed by Conrad Bardwell (also see 1615 Bardwell), who made the identifications involving this minor planet.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 27 June 1991 (M.P.C. 18448).[10]
References
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2591 Dworetsky (1949 PS)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2591) Dworetsky". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2591) Dworetsky. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 211. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2592. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f Template:Cite LCDB
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2591) Dworetsky". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2591 Dworetsky (1949 PS)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Michael M. Dworetsky". International Astronomical Union (IAU). Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
External links
- Dr Michael M. Dworetsky – UCL Astrophysics Group
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Script error: No such module "webarchive".)
- 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
- Template:AstDys
- 2591 Dworetsky at the JPL Small-Body DatabaseTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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