4082 Swann
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Shoemaker |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 27 September 1984 |
| Designations | |
| 4082 Swann | |
Named after | Gordon A. Swann (geologist)[2] |
| 1984 SW3 · 1947 UF 1969 PE | |
| main-belt · (inner) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 68.63 yr (25,068 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0070 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7725 AU |
| 2.3897 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2583 |
| 3.69 yr (1,349 days) | |
| 210.53° | |
| 0° 16m 0.48s / day | |
| Inclination | 9.5976° |
| 294.36° | |
| 100.30° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.85 km (derived)[3] 9.535±0.066 km[4] 11.06±0.29 km[5] |
| 4.03632±0.00009 h[a] 4.1±0.1 h[6] | |
| 0.029±0.012[4] 0.101±0.006[5] 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
| SMASS = Ch [1] · C [3] | |
| 12.90[5] 13.08±0.2 (R)[a] 13.4[1] 13.46±0.206[3][7] 13.58±0.27[8] 14.55[4] | |
4082 Swann, provisional designation 1984 SW3, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory on 27 September 1984.[9]
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–3.0 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,349 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.26 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] First identified as "1947 UF" at the Finnish Turku Observatory in 1947, the asteroid's observation arc was extended by 37 years prior to its discovery.[9]
The C-type asteroid is classified as a Ch-subtype in the SMASS taxonomy. According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 9.5 and 11.1 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.029 and 0.101, respectively.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link, however, assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a much smaller diameter of 5.85 kilometers, based on an absolute magnitude of 13.46.[3]
In July 2006, a rotational light-curve for this asteroid was obtained from photometric observations by Petr Pravec at the Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic. It gave a rotation period of 4.03632±0.00009 hours with a brightness variation of 0.67 magnitude (U=3).[a] A second light-curve obtained by Jean-Gabriel Bosch in September 2006, gave a period of 4.1±0.1 hours and an amplitude of 0.35 magnitude (U=2).[6]
The minor planet was named after American geologist Gordon A. Swann (b. 1931). He served as the principal investigator of the "Apollo Lunar Geologic Experiment" conducted at the lunar landing sites of Apollo 14 and Apollo 15.[2] Naming citation was published on 12 December 1989 (M.P.C. 15576).[10]
References
- ^ a b c Pravec (2006) web: rotation period of 4.03632±0.00009 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.67 mag. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) for (4082) Swann and Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006)
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4082 Swann (1984 SW3)" (2016-06-08 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4082) Swann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 348. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (4082) Swann". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 October 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 30 October 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 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (4082) Swann". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ Pravec, Petr; Harris, Alan W.; Kusnirák, Peter; Galád, Adrián; Hornoch, Kamil (September 2012). "Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations". Icarus. 221 (1): 365–387. Bibcode:2012Icar..221..365P. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.026. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ 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 30 October 2016.
- ^ a b "4082 Swann (1984 SW3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
External links
- Gordon Swann, Astrogeology Science Center, USGS
- 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
- 4082 Swann at the JPL Small-Body Database
