1652 Hergé
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle – Belgium |
| Discovery date | 9 August 1953 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1652 Hergé |
Named after |
Georges Remi (Hergé) cartoonist[2] |
|
1953 PA · 1933 UE1 1939 HG | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 82.42 yr (30103 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5895 AU (387.38 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.9125 AU (286.11 Gm) |
| 2.2510 AU (336.74 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.15038 |
| 3.38 yr (1233.6 d) | |
| 219.86° | |
| 0° 17m 30.588s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.1983° |
| 251.78° | |
| 13.112° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.895544 AU (133.9715 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.4747 AU (370.21 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.610 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8.98 km (calculated)[3] |
| 16.36 h (0.682 d)[lower-alpha 1][1] | |
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | |
| S [3] | |
|
12.3[1] 12.3[3] | |
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1652 Hergé, provisional designation 1953 PA, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle on 9 August 1953.[4]
The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3.38 years (1,233 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.15 and is tilted by 3 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] It has a rotation period of 16.4 hours[lower-alpha 1] and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.24.[3]
The asteroid was named in honor of Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, better known under his pseudonym Hergé. He is considered to be the father of the fictional Adventures of Tintin, one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century, and creator of its hero, Tintin, in 1929.[2] The asteroid 1683 Castafiore was also named after the comic-strip character Bianca Castafiore from the series.
References
- 1 2 Warner(2015) web: rotation period of 2.5879±0.0003, summary figures at Asteroid Lightcurve Database for (1652) Herge
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1652 Herge (1953 PA)" (2015-10-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1652) Hergé. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (1652) Herge". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ↑ "1652 Herge (1953 PA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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
- 1652 Hergé at the JPL Small-Body Database
