1245 Calvinia

1245 Calvinia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg Obs.
Discovery date 26 May 1932
Designations
MPC designation (1245) Calvinia
Named after
 Calvinia[2]
1932 KF · 1948 VT
1950 CP · A906 FB
A914 YB · A916 DC
A917 KE
main-belt · (outer)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 110.63 yr (40,409 days)
Aphelion 3.1306 AU
Perihelion 2.6553 AU
2.8929 AU
Eccentricity 0.0822
4.92 yr (1,797 days)
16.896°
0° 12m 1.08s / day
Inclination 2.8933°
151.73°
208.52°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 26.8 km
29.751±0.204[3]
4.84 h (0.202 d)
0.221±0.028[3]
0.2713±0.086
Tholen = S [1]
B–V = 0.847[1]
U–B = 0.474[1]
9.9[1]

    1245 Calvinia, provisionally designated 1932 KF, is a stony main-belt asteroid with a diameter of about 27 kilometers. It orbits the Sun with a period of 4.92 years at a distance of 2.7–3.1 AU. The S-type asteroid has a high albedo of 0.27 and is therefore relatively bright for its size. Calvinia has been measured to rotate around its axis every 4.84 hours. It was discovered by astronomer Cyril Jackson at Johannesburg Union Observatory, South Africa, on May 26, 1932.[1]

    This asteroid was named after the regional city Calvinia in the Cape Province of South Africa.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1245 Calvinia (1932 KF)" (2016-11-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1245) Calvinia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 103. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
    3. 1 2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.