2002 Euler

2002 Euler
Discovery [1]
Discovered by T. Smirnova
Discovery site Crimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date 29 August 1973
Designations
MPC designation (2002) Euler
Named after
 Leonhard Euler
(Swiss mathematician)[2]
1973 QQ1 · 1938 DW
1942 GJ · 1953 EB
1973 SJ2
main-belt · (inner)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 75.04 yr (27,408 days)
Aphelion 2.5844 AU
Perihelion 2.2512 AU
2.4178 AU
Eccentricity 0.0689
3.76 yr (1,373 days)
0.3273°
0° 15m 43.92s / day
Inclination 8.5015°
178.65°
53.294°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 17.4 km[3]
18.838±0.066[4]
Mass 5.5×1015 kg
5.9929 h[5][6]
0.036±0.003[4]
0.0839±0.015[3]
S [5]
12.4[1] · 12.7[5]

    2002 Euler, provisional designation 1973 QQ1, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 29 August 29, 1973, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, and named after Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler.[2][7]

    Orbit and characterization

    Euler orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.3–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Euler measures between 14.49 and 19.773 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.0416 and 0.0839. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts Petr Pravec's revised WISE-data, that is, an albedo of 0.0375 and a diameter of 19.78 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.7.[5]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Swiss mathematician, physicist and astronomer Leonhard Euler (1707–1783). His contributions to astronomy included two theories for the motion of the Moon. Euler spent much of his time in St. Petersburg and was associated with the Russian Academy of Sciences.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center before November 1977 (M.P.C. 4238).[8]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2002 Euler (1973 QQ1)" (2017-05-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2002) Euler. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    3. 1 2 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 8 December 2016.
    4. 1 2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    5. 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (2002) Euler". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    6. ↑ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2002) Euler". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    7. ↑ "2002 Euler (1973 QQ1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
    8. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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