1559 Kustaanheimo
.png) A three-dimensional model of 1559 Kustaanheimo based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Oterma |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | 20 January 1942 |
| Designations | |
| 1559 | |
| 1942 BF | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.99 yr (29582 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7115302 AU (405.63914 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0700336 AU (309.67262 Gm) |
| 2.390782 AU (357.6559 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1341604 |
| 3.70 yr (1350.2 d) | |
| 12.814565° | |
| 0° 15m 59.835s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.191323° |
| 327.93357° | |
| 216.62676° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.07249 AU (160.442 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.25731 AU (337.689 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.518 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.286 ± 0.003 hours,[2] 4.302 h (0.1793 d)[1] | |
| 12.0 | |
1559 Kustaanheimo (1942 BF) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 20, 1942, by L. Oterma at Turku. The discoverer named it after Finnish astronomer Paul Kustaanheimo.
The light curve of 1559 Kustaanheimo shows a periodicity of 4.286 ± 0.003 hours, during which time the brightness of the object varies by 0.25 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[2]
References
- ^ a b "1559 Kustaanheimo (1942 BF)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ a b 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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