10245 Inselsberg
| Discovery family estimate) | |
|---|---|
| 13.2[2] | |
10245 Inselsberg, provisional designation 6071 P-L, is a Gefion
Cornelis van Houten at Leiden, and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The likely S-type asteroid was named for the German mountain Großer Inselsberg.[1]
Orbit and classification
Inselsberg is a member of the
semi-major axis of 2.78 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Palomar Observatory in May 1954, or 6 years prior to its official discovery observation.[1]
Palomar–Leiden survey
The
survey designation "P-L" stands for Palomar–Leiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful Palomar–Leiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel Oschin telescope (also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope), and shipped the photographic plates to Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden Observatory where astrometry was carried out. The trio are credited with the discovery of several thousand asteroid discoveries.[6]
Physical characteristics
As a member of the Gefion family, Inselsberg is likely a stony
Diameter and albedo
Based on a generic magnitude-to-diameter conversion, Inselsberg measures 6.9 kilometers in diameter for an assumed stony albedo of 0.20, derived from the Gefion family's standard albedo, and a measured absolute magnitude of 13.2. According to the survey carried out by the
albedo.[4]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 48390).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "10245 Inselsberg (6071 P-L)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 10245 Inselsberg (6071 P-L)" (2018-02-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 10245 Inselsberg – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9780816532131.
- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000) – Minor Planet Center
- 10245 Inselsberg at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 10245 Inselsberg at the JPL Small-Body Database
