7835 Myroncope

7835 Myroncope
Discovery [1]
Discovered by T. B. Spahr
Discovery site Catalina Stn.
Discovery date 16 June 1993
Designations
MPC designation (7835) Myroncope
Named after
 Myron Cope
(American sports announcer)[2][3]
1993 MC · 1990 WV12
main-belt · (middle)
Mitidika [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 26.35 yr (9,623 days)
Aphelion 3.1508 AU
Perihelion 1.9528 AU
2.5518 AU
Eccentricity 0.2347
4.08 yr (1,489 days)
351.55°
0° 14m 30.48s / day
Inclination 12.964°
220.40°
37.179°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 6.21 km (calculated)[5]
10.752±0.061 km[6][7]
7.43019±0.00001 h[8]
0.085±0.018[6][7]
0.20 (assumed)[5]
S (assumed)[5]
13.3[6] · 13.4[1][5]

    7835 Myroncope, provisional designation 1993 MC, is a Mitidika asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 June 1993, by American astronomer Timothy Spahr at the Catalina Station in Arizona, United States. The asteroid was named in memory of sports announcer Myron Cope.[2][9]

    Classification and orbit

    Myroncope has been identified as a member of the Mitidika family, a dispersed asteroid family of typically carbonaceous C-type asteroids. The family is named after 2262 Mitidika (diameter of 9 km) and consists of 653 known members, the largest ones being 404 Arsinoë (95 km) and 5079 Brubeck (17 km).[4][10]:23

    The asteroid orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,489 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The first identification of this asteroid was made at the Japanese Geisei Observatory in 1990. However the observation was excluded from the asteroid's orbit determination and did not extend its observation arc prior to its discovery.[9]

    Physical characteristics

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Myroncope measures 10.8 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.08.[6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a smaller diameter of 6.2 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 13.4.[5]

    Rotation period and poles

    In 2016, the asteroid's lightcurve has been modeled using data from Lowell photometric database, which gave a rotation period of 7.43019 hours, as well as two spin axis of (72.0°, −64.0°) and (288.0°, −55.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β) (Q=n.a.).[8]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named in memory of famed sports announcer and journalist Myron Cope (1929–2008). He was a color commentator for the Pittsburgh Steelers National Football League team for 35 years and was the creator of the Terrible Towel in 1975.[2][3] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 May 2008 (M.P.C. 62928).[11]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 7835 Myroncope (1993 MC)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 Pete Zapadka (13 June 2008). "Double yoi! Out-of-this-world honor for Myron Cope". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    3. 1 2 Dan Gigler (12 June 2008). "And it will land on Cleveland ..." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    4. 1 2 "Small Bodies Data Ferret". Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (7835) Myroncope". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 4 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; 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.
    7. 1 2 3 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 4 December 2016.
    8. 1 2 Durech, J.; Hanus, J.; Oszkiewicz, D.; Vanco, R. (March 2016). "Asteroid models from the Lowell photometric database". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 587: 6. arXiv:1601.02909. Bibcode:2016A&A...587A..48D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527573. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    9. 1 2 "7835 Myroncope (1993 MC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
    10. ↑ Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families" (PDF). Asteroids IV: 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
    11. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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