1459 Magnya
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Grigory Neujmin |
Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
Discovery date | 4 November 1937 |
Designations | |
1459 | |
1937 VA | |
main belt | |
Orbital characteristics[2][3] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 78.31 yr (28601 days) |
Aphelion | 3.87724 AU (580.027 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.41082 AU (360.654 Gm) |
3.14403 AU (470.340 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.233206 |
5.57 yr (2036.2 d) | |
50.7515° | |
0° 10m 36.469s / day | |
Inclination | 16.9395° |
41.5416° | |
328.829° | |
Earth MOID | 1.42715 AU (213.499 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 1.63602 AU (244.745 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.101 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 29.90 ± 3.1 km (18.58 ± 1.93 mi)[4] |
Mean radius | 14.95±1.55 km |
4.678 h (0.1949 d) | |
0.2168±0.053 [3][4] | |
9.9,[5] 10.3[3] | |
1459 Magnya (1937 VA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1937, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory.[1] The spectrum of this object show that it has a basaltic surface, which may indicate that it is a remnant from a larger parent body that underwent differentiation prior to breaking up. As of 2000, it is the only known basalt asteroid orbiting beyond 4 Vesta.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
- ^ "(1459) Magnya". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved December 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "1459 Magnya (1937 VA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ a b Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2009.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Lazzaro, D.; et al. (June 2000), "Discovery of a Basaltic Asteroid in the Outer Main Belt" (PDF), Science, vol. 288, no. 5473, pp. 2033–2035, Bibcode:2000Sci...288.2033L, doi:10.1126/science.288.5473.2033, retrieved 2013-03-30.
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