2134 Dennispalm
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Kowal |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 December 1976 |
| Designations | |
| (2134) Dennispalm | |
Named after | C. Dennis Palm[2] |
| 1976 YB | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.16 yr (22,337 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3111 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9594 AU |
| 2.6353 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2565 |
| 4.28 yr (1,563 days) | |
| 161.22° | |
| 0° 13m 49.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 31.367° |
| 11.606° | |
| 120.22° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.007±0.257[3] |
| 4.114 h (0.1714 d)[4] 5.2±0.7[5] | |
| 0.339±0.037[3] | |
| Tholen = DSU: [1] · DSU: [4] B–V = 0.936[1] | |
| 13.1[1] | |
2134 Dennispalm, provisional designation 1976 YB is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1976, by Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory.[6][7]
Photometric observations made in 2003 at the Carbuncle Hill Observatory near Providence, Rhode Island, give a synodic rotation period of 4.114 ± 0.002 hours. The light curve shows a brightness variation of 0.37 ± 0.05 in magnitude.[7]
It is named in honor of C. Dennis Palm (1945–1974), who worked as a night assistant at Caltech's 48" Schmidt telescope on Palomar Mountain in the 1960s and later at Caltech's 60" reflecting telescope, also on Palomar.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (M.P.C. 4788).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2134 Dennispalm (1976 YB)" (2017-06-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2134) Dennispalm. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 173. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b 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 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "LCDB Data for (2134) Dennispalm". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2134) Dennispalm". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "2134 Dennispalm (1976 YB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b Pray, Donald P. (March 2004), "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 1225, 1301, 2134, 2741, and 3974", The Minor Planet Bulletin, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 6–8, Bibcode:2004MPBu...31....6P.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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
- 2134 Dennispalm at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2134 Dennispalm at the JPL Small-Body Database
