1462 Zamenhof
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Yrjö Väisälä |
| Discovery site | Turku[1] |
| Discovery date | 6 February 1938 |
| Designations | |
| 1938 CA, 1963 TS, 1964 VF2, 1969 TU5 | |
| Asteroid belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 52.51 yr (19181 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4922546 AU (522.43385 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8018542 AU (419.15142 Gm) |
| 3.1470544 AU (470.79264 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1096899 |
| 5.58 yr (2039.2 d) | |
| 295.91001° | |
| 0° 10m 35.551s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.9677229° |
| 24.775140° | |
| 188.23675° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.79533 AU (268.578 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.47486 AU (220.636 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.199 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ~26 km[1] |
| 12.91±0.85 km | |
| 10.4 h (0.43 d) | |
| 0.1268±0.019[1] | |
| 11.2[1] | |
1462 Zamenhof is an asteroid in the asteroid belt discovered by the Finnish astronomer and physicist Yrjö Väisälä on February 6, 1938.[2] It has a diameter of about 26 km and geometric albedo of 0.1268.[1] It is named for L. L. Zamenhof, ophthalmologist and creator of the constructed language Esperanto. This asteroid and 1421 Esperanto are considered to be the most remote Zamenhof-Esperanto objects.
The light curve of 1462 Zamenhof shows a periodicity of 10.4 ± 0.1 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.35 ± 0.04 in magnitude.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "1462 Zamenhof (1938 CA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ^ Menke, John; et al. (October 2008), "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Menke Observatory", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 35 (4): 155–160, Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..155M
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