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{{Infobox planet
{{Infobox planet
|width = 25em
| minorplanet = yes
|background = #FFFFC0 |
| name = 1997 Leverrier
| background = #FFFFC0
name=1997 Leverrier
| image =
| discoverer=[[Indiana Asteroid Program]]
| caption =
| discovered=September 14, 1963
| discovery_ref = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
| alt_names=1940 SF; {{Mp|1950 TS|3}};<br/>1953 QB; 1963 RC;<br/>{{Mp|1973 SX|4}}; 1973 UF
| discovered = 14 September 1963
| named_after = [[Urbain Le Verrier]]
| discoverer = [[Indiana Asteroid Program]]
| mp_category=[[Main belt]]
| discovery_site = [[Goethe Link Observatory|Goethe Link Obs.]]
| epoch=June 14, 2006 ([[Julian day|JD]] 2453900.5)
| mp_name = 1997 Leverrier
| semimajor=330.528 [[Giga|G]]m (2.209 [[Astronomical unit|AU]])
| alt_names = 1963 RC{{·}}1940 SF<br />{{mp|1950 TS|3}}{{·}}1953 QB<br />{{mp|1973 SX|4}}{{·}}1973 UF
| perihelion=262.404 Gm (1.754 AU)
| named_after = [[Urbain Le Verrier]]<ref name="springer" />
| aphelion=398.652 Gm (2.665 AU)
| mp_category = [[main-belt]]
| eccentricity=0.206
| orbit_ref = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
| period=1199.563 d(3.28 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]])
| epoch = 27 June 2015 ([[Julian day|JD]] 2457200.5)
| inclination=6.066°
| uncertainty = 0
| asc_node=353.316°
| observation_arc = {{nowrap|65.00 yr (23,741 days)}}
| arg_peri=0.691°
| aphelion = 2.6662 [[Astronomical unit|AU]]
| mean_anomaly=2.866°
| perihelion = 1.7517 AU
| avg_speed=19.82 km/s
| semimajor = 2.2090 AU
| dimensions=6.8 km
| eccentricity = 0.2069
| mass=3.3{{E|14}}? kg
| period = 3.28 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]] (1,199 days)
| density=2.0? g/cm³
| mean_anomaly = 273.23[[degree (angle)|°]]
| surface_grav=0.0019? m/s²
| inclination = 6.0692°
| escape_velocity=0.0036? km/s
| asc_node = 353.21°
| rotation=? d
| arg_peri = 0.7206°
| spectral_type=?
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| abs_magnitude=13.4
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| albedo=0.10?
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'''1997 Leverrier''' is a [[main belt]] [[asteroid]]. It was discovered by the [[Indiana Asteroid Program]] and was named after [[Urbain Le Verrier]],<ref name=schmadel2003/> the French mathematician who, simultaneously with [[John Couch Adams]], predicted the existence and position of the planet [[Neptune]]. The name was requested by British astronomer [[Brian G. Marsden]].<ref name=bas11_141/>
| abs_magnitude = 13.3
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'''1997 Leverrier''', provisional designation 1963 RC, is a small [[asteroid]] in the [[asteroid belt]]. Although it measures only about 7 kilometers in diameter, it is relatively bright due to its high [[geometric albedo|albedo]] of 0.17. It was discovered by the [[Indiana Asteroid Program]] at [[Goethe Link Observatory]] in Indiana, United States on September 14, 1963.<ref name="MPC-Leverrier" /> The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.7 [[Astronomical unit|AU]] about once every 3⅓ years.<ref name="jpldata" />
==References==
{{reflist|refs=


Suggested by the director of the Minor Planet Center, Brian G. Marsden, the asteroid was named after French mathematician [[Urbain Le Verrier]] (1811–1877). In 1846, he predicted the existence and position of the planet [[Neptune]] by applying the mathematics of celestial mechanics.<ref name=bas11_141 /> The [[Le Verrier (Martian crater)|Martian]] and [[Le Verrier (lunar crater)|lunar]] craters ''Le Verrier'' are also named in his honor.<ref name="springer" />
<ref name=schmadel2003>{{citation | first1=Lutz | last1=Schmadel | title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names | volume=1 | series=Physics and astronomy online library | edition=5th | publisher=Springer | year=2003 | isbn=3540002383 | page=162 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VoJ5nUyIzCsC&pg=PA162 | postscript=. }}</ref>


== References ==
<ref name=bas11_141>{{citation | last1=Johnson | first1=H. R. | title=Goethe Link Observatory, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405. Report | journal=Bulletin of the Astronomical Society | volume=11 | pages=141–144 | bibcode=1979BAAS...11..141J | postscript=. |date=January 1979}}</ref>
{{reflist
|refs=


<ref name=bas11_141>{{citation
}}
|last1=Johnson
|first1=H. R.
|title=Goethe Link Observatory, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405. Report
|journal=Bulletin of the Astronomical Society
|volume=11
|pages=141–144
|bibcode=1979BAAS...11..141J
|postscript=.
|date=January 1979}}</ref>

<ref name="jpldata">{{cite web
|type=2015-08-14 last obs.
|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1997 Leverrier (1963 RC)
|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2001997
|publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|accessdate=October 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="springer">{{cite book
|url=http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1998
|title=Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1997) Leverrier
|last=Schmadel |first=Lutz D.
|publisher=Springer Berlin Heidelberg
|page=162
|date=2003
|isbn=978-3-540-29925-7
|accessdate=October 2015}}</ref>

<ref name="MPC-Leverrier">{{cite web
|title=1997 Leverrier (1963 RC)
|work=Minor Planet Center
|url=http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1997
|accessdate=October 2015}}</ref>

}} <!-- end of reflist -->

== External links ==
* [https://books.google.se/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
* {{JPL small body|title=1997 Leverrier (1963 RC)|id=2001997}}


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Revision as of 11:01, 24 October 2015

1997 Leverrier
Discovery [1]
Discovered byIndiana Asteroid Program
Discovery siteGoethe Link Obs.
Discovery date14 September 1963
Designations
1997 Leverrier
Named after
Urbain Le Verrier[2]
1963 RC · 1940 SF
1950 TS3 · 1953 QB
1973 SX4 · 1973 UF
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc65.00 yr (23,741 days)
Aphelion2.6662 AU
Perihelion1.7517 AU
2.2090 AU
Eccentricity0.2069
3.28 yr (1,199 days)
273.23°
Inclination6.0692°
353.21°
0.7206°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.8 km
0.1662
13.3

1997 Leverrier, provisional designation 1963 RC, is a small asteroid in the asteroid belt. Although it measures only about 7 kilometers in diameter, it is relatively bright due to its high albedo of 0.17. It was discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States on September 14, 1963.[3] The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.7 AU about once every 3⅓ years.[1]

Suggested by the director of the Minor Planet Center, Brian G. Marsden, the asteroid was named after French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (1811–1877). In 1846, he predicted the existence and position of the planet Neptune by applying the mathematics of celestial mechanics.[4] The Martian and lunar craters Le Verrier are also named in his honor.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1997 Leverrier (1963 RC)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1997) Leverrier. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ "1997 Leverrier (1963 RC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ Johnson, H. R. (January 1979), "Goethe Link Observatory, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405. Report", Bulletin of the Astronomical Society, 11: 141–144, Bibcode:1979BAAS...11..141J.

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