1510 Charlois
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Patry |
| Discovery site | Nice Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 February 1939 |
| Designations | |
| 1510 Charlois | |
Named after | Auguste Charlois (astronomer)[2] |
| 1939 DC · 1959 WE 1963 UB | |
| main-belt · Eunomia [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 76.90 yr (28,087 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0653 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2793 AU |
| 2.6723 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1471 |
| 4.37 yr (1,596 days) | |
| 286.43° | |
| 0° 13m 32.16s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.821° |
| 331.50° | |
| 165.16° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 20.30±0.39 km[4] 23.68 km (derived)[3] 23.80±2.8 km (IRAS:11)[1] 26.98±0.64 km[5] 27.608±0.373 km[6] |
| 5.866±0.0003 h[7] 6.653±0.008 h[8] | |
| 0.0769±0.0086[6] 0.0791 (derived)[3] 0.081±0.004[5] 0.1033±0.029 (IRAS:11)[1] 0.118±0.017[4] | |
| SMASS = C [1] · C [3][9] | |
| 11.2[5][6] 11.40[4] 11.5[1][3] | |
1510 Charlois, provisional designation 1939 DC, is a carbonaceous Eunomia asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 24 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 February 1939, by French astronomer André Patry at Nice Observatory in southeastern France.[10]
The asteroid is a member of the Eunomia family, a large group of otherwise mostly S-type asteroids and the most prominent family in the intermediate main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,596 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] As no precoveries were taken, the asteroid's observation arc begins with its discovery in 1939.[10]
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures between 20.3 and 27.6 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.077 and 0.12,[1][4][5][6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.079 and a diameter of 23.7 kilometers.[3]
In November 2007, a rotational light-curve, constructed from photometric observations by Crag Bennefeld at the Rick Observatory, gave a rotation period of 6.653±0.008 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 in magnitude (U=2).[8] Another light-curve, obtained by French astronomers Pierre Antonini and René Roy in February 2013, gave a period of 5.866±0.0003 hours with an amplitude of 0.18 (U=2).[7]
The minor planet was named in memory of French astronomer Auguste Charlois (1864–1910), an early discoverer of minor planets at the Nice Observatory where this asteroid was also discovered. He was a pioneer during the transition from visual to photographic discoveries in the late 19th century. Until his homicide in 1910, he had discovered 99 asteroids.[2] Naming citation was published before November 1977 (M.P.C. 4190).[11]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1510 Charlois (1939 DC)" (2016-01-16 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1510) Charlois. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 120. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (1510) Charlois". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1510) Charlois". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Bennefeld, Craig; Cantu, Jenel; Vashti, Holly; Latoya, Jordon; Tierra, Martin; Soar, Elysabeth; et al. (April 2009). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Ricky Observatory". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 36 (2): 45–48. Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...45B. Retrieved 7 August 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 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b "1510 Charlois (1939 DC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 August 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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1510 Charlois at the JPL Small-Body Database
