36 Atalante
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. Goldschmidt |
| Discovery date | October 5, 1855 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Atalanta |
| A901 SB; A912 HC | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch December 31, 2006 (JD 2454100.5) | |
| Aphelion | 535.625 Gm (3.580 AU) |
| Perihelion | 286.217 Gm (1.913 AU) |
| 410.921 Gm (2.747 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.303° |
| 1662.831 d (4.55 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 17.55 km/s |
| 47.005° | |
| Inclination | 18.432° |
| 358.472° | |
| 47.132° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 105.6 km[1] 110.14 ± 4.38[2] km |
| Mass | (4.32 ± 3.80) × 1018[2] kg |
Mean density | 6.17 ± 5.48[2] g/cm3 |
| ~0.0295 m/s² | |
| ~0.0558 km/s | |
| 0.414 d (9.93 h)[1] | |
| Albedo | 0.065[1] |
| Temperature | ~170 K |
Spectral type | C[1] |
| 8.46[1] | |
36 Atalante /ˌætəˈlæntiː/ is a large, dark main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by the German-French astronomer H. Goldschmidt on October 5, 1855, and named by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier after the Greek mythological heroine Atalanta (of which Atalante is the German form).[3] The asteroid is also classified as a C-type one, according to the Tholen classification system.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page).
Observation of the asteroid light curve indicates it is rotating with a period of 9.93 ± 0.01 hours. During this interval, the magnitude varies by an amplitude of 0.12 ± 0.02.[4] By combining the results of multiple light curves, the approximate ellipsoidal shape of the object can be estimated. It appears to be slightly elongated, being about 28.2% longer along one axis compared to the other two.[5] Atalante was observed by Arecibo radar in October 2010.[6][7]
This asteroid shares a mean motion resonance with the planets Jupiter and Saturn. The computed Lyapunov time for this asteroid is only 4,000 years, indicating that it occupies a highly chaotic orbit that will change randomly over time because of gravitational perturbations of the planets. This is the shortest Lyapunov time of the first 100 named asteroids.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 36 Atalante". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2011-12-30 last obs. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
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{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) See Table 1. - ^ Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003), Dictionary of minor planet names, Physics and astronomy online library, vol. 1 (5th ed.), Springer, p. 18, ISBN 3-540-00238-3
- ^ Brinsfield, James W. (September 2007), "The Rotation Periods of 36 Atalante and 416 Vaticana", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 34 (3), Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers: 58–59, Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...58B
- ^ Blanco, C.; Riccioli, D. (September 1998), "Pole coordinates and shape of 30 asteroids", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement, 131: 385–394, Bibcode:1998A&AS..131..385B, doi:10.1051/aas:1998277
- ^ Mike Nolan (2012-01-18). "Scheduled Arecibo Radar Asteroid Observations". Planetary Radar at Arecibo Observatory. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ "Radar-Detected Asteroids and Comets". NASA/JPL Asteroid Radar Research. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ^ Šidlichovský, M. (1999), Svoren, J.; Pittich, E. M.; Rickman, H. (eds.), "Resonances and chaos in the asteroid belt", Evolution and source regions of asteroids and comets : proceedings of the 173rd colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Tatranska Lomnica, Slovak Republic, August 24–28, 1998, pp. 297–308, Bibcode:1999esra.conf..297S.