418 Alemannia
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | M. Wolf |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 7 September 1896 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | 418 Alemannia |
Named after |
Alemannia (student fraternity)[2] |
1896 CV | |
main-belt · (inner) [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 110.33 yr (40299 d) |
Aphelion | 2.9016 AU (434.07 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.2831 AU (341.55 Gm) |
2.5923 AU (387.80 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.11928 |
4.17 yr (1524.5 d) | |
232.59° | |
0° 14m 10.104s / day | |
Inclination | 6.8178° |
248.83° | |
126.72° | |
Earth MOID | 1.29151 AU (193.207 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.57847 AU (385.734 Gm) |
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.399 |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions |
±4.6 km ( 34.10IRAS: 17)[1][4] ±0.62 km 40.12[5] ±0.509 km 45.448[6] ±1.04 km 32.98[7] |
4.671 h (0.1946 d)[1][3] h 5.82[8] ±0.024 h 4.680[9] ±0.0001 h 4.6714[10] ±0.05 h 4.67[10] ±0.0003 h 4.6727[10] | |
±0.062 (IRAS: 0.1878 17)[1][4] ±0.005 0.137[5] ±0.0158 0.1057[6] ±0.027 0.201[7] | |
B–V = 0.703 U–B = 0.225 Tholen = M [1] M [3] | |
9.77[1] | |
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418 Alemannia, provisional designation 1896 CV, is a metallic asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 34 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, on 7 September 1896.[11]
The M-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 2 months (1,526 days). Its orbit is tilted by 7 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.12. Several photometric light-curve observations rendered a rotation period of 4.67 hours,[10] superseding previous observations that gave a period of 5.82 and 4.68 hours, respectively.[8][9]
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the body's albedo lies between 0.11 and 0.20, a typical value for moderately bright, metallic M-type asteroids.[4][5][6][7]
The minor planet was named after the student fraternity Alemannia in Heidelberg, Germany. It was named by German astronomer Adolf Berberich (1861–1920), after whom the asteroid 776 Berbericia is named.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 418 Alemannia (1896 CV)" (2015-06-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (418) Alemannia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 49. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 "LCDB Data for (418) Alemannia". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; 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 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; 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 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 Lagerkvist, C.-I.; Hahn, G.; Magnusson, P.; Rickman, H. (July 1987). "Physical studies of asteroids XVI - Photoelectric photometry of 17 asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series: 21–32. Bibcode:1987A&AS...70...21L. ISSN 0365-0138. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 Wetterer, C. J.; Saffo, C. R.; Majcen, S. (December 1999). "CCD Photometry of Asteroids at the US Air Force Academy Observatory During 1998". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 26.: 30. Bibcode:1999MPBu...26...30W. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (418) Alemannia". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ↑ "418 Alemannia (1896 CV)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 December 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
- 418 Alemannia at the JPL Small-Body Database