12838 Adamsmith
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. W. Elst |
| Discovery site | La Silla Obs. |
| Discovery date | 9 March 1997 |
| Designations | |
| (12838) Adamsmith | |
Named after | Adam Smith (moral philosopher)[2] |
| 1997 EL55 · 1987 DX6 1997 HO14 · 1999 RX2 | |
| main-belt · Koronis [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 29.27 yr (10,690 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0761 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6968 AU |
| 2.8864 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0657 |
| 4.90 yr (1,791 days) | |
| 154.57° | |
| 0° 12m 3.6s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.1634° |
| 322.17° | |
| 89.559° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.16 km (calculated)[3] |
| 10.9090±0.0031 h[4] | |
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.0[1] · 12.70±0.34[5] · 12.770±0.002 (R)[4] · 13.22[3] | |
12838 Adamsmith, provisional designation 1997 EL55, is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile, on 9 March 1997.[6]
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group consisting of about 200 known bodies. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 11 months (1,791 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic.[3] The first precovery was taken at the discovering observatory in 1987, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 10 years prior to its discovery.[6]
A rotational light-curve was obtained from photometric observation made at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory, California, in January 2011. It shows a rotation period of 10.9090±0.0031 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.48 in magnitude (U=2).[4] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.24 and calculates a diameter of 6.2 kilometers.[3]
The minor planet was named for the father of modern economics Adam Smith (1723–1790), Scottish moral philosopher and principal figure in the Scottish Enlightenment. Known for his works The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759) and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), he introduced the concept of the division of labour which represents a qualitative increase in productivity, and suggested that self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity.[2] Naming citation was published 30 July 2007 (M.P.C. 60299).[7]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 12838 Adamsmith (1997 EL55)" (2016-06-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (12838) Adamsmith. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 829. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (12838) Adamsmith". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ 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 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "12838 Adamsmith (1997 EL55)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000) – Minor Planet Center
- 12838 Adamsmith at the JPL Small-Body Database
