1394 Algoa
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 June 1936 |
| Designations | |
| 1394 Algoa | |
Named after | Algoa Bay (in South Africa)[2] |
| 1936 LK · 1929 TT 1933 UY1 | |
| main-belt · (inner) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.81 yr (29152 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6242 AU (392.57 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.2532 AU (337.07 Gm) |
| 2.4387 AU (364.82 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.076075 |
| 3.81 yr (1391.0 d) | |
| 351.25° | |
| 0° 15m 31.68s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.6745° |
| 178.83° | |
| 114.05° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.23841 AU (185.263 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.48295 AU (371.444 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.497 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14.22 km (calculated)[3] |
| 2.768 h (0.1153 d)[1][4][5] | |
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
| 11.6[1] | |
1394 Algoa, provisional designation 1936 LK, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 June 1936, by English-born South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.[6]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,392 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.08 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 2.768 hours[4][5] and an assumed albedo of 0.20.[3]
The minor planet is named after the historical Algoa Bay, about 700 kilometers east of the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1394 Algoa (1936 LK)" (2015-06-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1394) Algoa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 113. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (1394) Algoa". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b Klinglesmith, Daniel A. III; Risley, Ethan; Turk, Janek; Vargas, Angelica; Warren, Curtis (January 2013). "Lightcurves for 1394 Algoa, 3078 Horrocks, 4724 Brocken, and 6329 Hikonejyo from Etscorn Campus Observatory". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 40 (1): 16–17. Bibcode:2013MPBu...40...16K. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ a b Hills, Kevin (October 2012). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Riverland Dingo Observatory: 1394 Algoa, 1660 Wood, 8882 Sakaetamura, and (15269) 1990 XF". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 39 (4): 239–240. Bibcode:2012MPBu...39..239H. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "1394 Algoa (1936 LK)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1394 Algoa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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