1939 Loretta
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Kowal |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 October 1974 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1939 Loretta |
Named after |
Loretta Kowal (daughter of discoverer)[2] |
|
1974 UC · 1934 JE 1934 LQ · 1939 EH 1939 GP · 1950 DT 1950 ES · 1951 MF 1955 CA · 1969 TE5 1975 TZ5 · 1975 XW | |
| main-belt · Themistian [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 66.08 yr (24136 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5202 AU (526.61 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7260 AU (407.80 Gm) |
| 3.1231 AU (467.21 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.12716 |
| 5.52 yr (2015.9 d) | |
| 277.42° | |
| 0° 10m 42.888s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.90735° |
| 40.415° | |
| 189.97° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.71479 AU (256.529 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.46797 AU (219.605 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.203 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
29.96 km 29.08±0.51 km[4] 30.243±0.335 km[5] 26.34±0.46 km[6] 29.87 km (derived)[3] |
Mean radius | 14.98 ± 0.85 km |
| 25 h (1.0 d)[1][7] | |
|
0.0942 0.103±0.004[4] 0.0927±0.0089[5] 0.101±0.020[6] 0.0788 (derived)[3] 0.0942 ± 0.012[1] | |
| C [3] | |
| 11.1 | |
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1939 Loretta, provisional designation 1974 UC, is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Charles T. Kowal at Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, on 17 October 1974.[8]
The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.5 AU once every five and a half years (2,014 days). With a semi-major axis of 3.12 AU, an eccentricity of 0.13 and a nearly coplanar orbit to the ecliptic– inclined by only 0.9 degrees, it is a typical member of the Themis family, a large group of outer-belt asteroids with similar orbital and spectral characteristics, named after the family's namesake and largest member, 24 Themis.[1][3]
Loretta has a relatively long rotation period of 25 hours, as measured by French astronomer Pierre Antonini in 2011.[7] Its geometric albedo of 0.103±0.004, 0.0927±0.0089 and 0.101±0.020 has been determined by the Akari, WISE and NEOWISE surveys, respectively.[4][5][6]
The discoverer named the Themistian asteroid after his daughter, Loretta Kowal.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1939 Loretta (1974 UC)" (2015-10-11 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1939) Loretta. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 155. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1939) Loretta". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; 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 7 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 7 November 2015. - 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; Cabrera, M. S. (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 7 November 2015.
- 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1939) Loretta". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ↑ "1939 Loretta (1974 UC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 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 Geneve, Raoul Behrend
- 1939 Loretta at the JPL Small-Body Database
