85 Io
.png) A three-dimensional model of 85 Io based on its light curve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. H. F. Peters |
| Discovery date | September 19, 1865 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Io |
| A899 LA; A899 UA | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch March 6, 2006 (JD 2453800.5) | |
| Aphelion | 473.341 Gm (3.164 AU) |
| Perihelion | 320.334 Gm (2.141 AU) |
| 396.837 Gm (2.652 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.193 |
| 1578.081 d (4.32 yr) | |
Average orbital speed | 18.12 km/s |
| 206.947° | |
| Inclination | 11.967° |
| 203.440° | |
| 122.293° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 180×160×160 km[1][2] |
| Mass | ~ 3.4×1018 (estimate) |
Mean density | ~ 1.4 g/cm³ (estimate)[3] |
| ~ 0.028 m/s² (estimate) | |
| ~ 0.07 km/s (estimate) | |
| 0.2864 d (6.875 h)[4] | |
| Albedo | 0 .067 [4] |
| Temperature | ~ 172 K max: 272K (-2° C) |
Spectral type | FC/B[4] |
| 7.61 [4] | |
85 Io (/ˈaɪ.oʊ/ EYE-oh) is a large, dark main-belt asteroid of the C spectral class. It is probably a primitive body composed of carbonates. Like 70 Panopaea it orbits within the Eunomia asteroid family but it is not related to the shattered parent body.
Io is a retrograde rotator, with its pole pointing towards one of ecliptic coordinates (β, λ) = (-45°, 105°) or (-15°, 295°) with a 10° uncertainty.[1] This gives an axial tilt of about 125° or 115°, respectively. Its shape is quite regular.
It was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on September 19, 1865, and named after Io, a lover of Zeus in Greek mythology.
An Ionian diameter of 178 kilometres was measured from an occultation of a star on December 10, 1995.[2] Another asteroid occultation of Io (magnitude 13.2) occurred on March 12, 2009, from the eastern USA, with the star 2UCAC 35694429 (magnitude 13.8).[5]
Io is also the name of the volcanic satellite of Jupiter. With a two-digit number and a two-letter name, 85 Io has the shortest designation of all minor planets.
| Conjunction to sun | stationary, then retrograde | Opposition | Minimal distance (AE) | Maximum brightness (mag) | stationary, then prograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27. April 2004 | 31.October 2004 | 23. December 2004 | 1,92017 AE | 12,3 mag | 11. February 2005 |
| 3.August 2005 | 9. January 2006 | 5. March 2006 | 2,14389 AE | 11,8 mag | 25. April 2006 |
| 17.October 2006 | 26. April 2007 | 9.June 2007 | 1,38393 AE | 12,1 mag | 26.July 2007 |
| 7. March 2008 | 6.October 2008 | 22.November 2008 | 1,61470 AE | 10,7 mag | 9. January 2009 |
| 8. July 2009 | 17. December 2009 | 12. February 2010 | 2,19864 AE | 11,1 mag | 3. April 2010 |
| 21. September 2010 | 15. March 2011 | 30. April 2011 | 1,68623 AE | 12,2 mag | 20.June 2011 |
| 7. January 2012 | 31.August 2012 | 12.October 2012 | 1,28465 AE | 11,1 mag | 19.November 2012 |
| 9.June 2013 | 25.November 2013 | 20. January 2014 | 2,13519 AE | 10,1 mag | 12. March 2014 |
| 29.August 2014 | 10. February 2015 | 1. April 2015 | 1,95222 AE | 12,2 mag | 22.May 2015 |
| 22.November 2015 | 30.June 2016 | 14.August 2016 | 1,16222 AE | 11,6 mag | 17.September 2016 |
| 3.May 2017 | 3.November 2017 | 26. December 2017 | 1,95048 AE | 10,2 mag | 15. February 2018 |
| 6.August 2018 | 13. January 2019 | 9. March 2019 | 2,12957 AE | 11,8 mag | 28. April 2019 |
| 21.October 2019 | 2.May 2020 | 14.June 2020 | 1,34977 AE | 12,0 mag | 30.July 2020 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Torppa, J.; et al. (2003). "Shapes and rotational properties of thirty asteroids from photometric data" (PDF). Icarus. 164: 346. Bibcode:2003Icar..164..346T. doi:10.1016/s0019-1035(03)00146-5.
- ^ a b Erikson, A.; Berthier, J.; Denchev, P.V. (1999). "Photometric observations and modelling of the asteroid 85 Io in conjunction with data from an occultation event during the 1995-96 apparition". Planetary and Space Science. 47: 327–330. Bibcode:1999P&SS...47..327E. doi:10.1016/S0032-0633(98)00128-7.
- ^ Krasinsky, G. A.; Pitjeva, E. V.; Vasilyev, M. V.; Yagudina, E. I. (2002). "Hidden Mass in the Asteroid Belt". Icarus. 158: 98. Bibcode:2002Icar..158...98K. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6837.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 85 Io". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
- ^ http://www.asteroidoccultation.com/2009_03/0312_85_20455.htm [dead link]
External links
- Shapes and rotational properties of thirty asteroids from photometric data, Torppa (2003)
- 85 Io at the JPL Small-Body Database
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