1039 Sonneberga
| 11.1[6][7][9] · 11.40[5][8] · 11.47±0.27[12] · 11.5[1][3] · 11.59[4] | |
1039 Sonneberga, provisional designation 1924 TL, is a dark
Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[13] The asteroid was named for the German city of Sonneberg, where the Sonneberg Observatory is located.[2]
Orbit and classification
Sonneberga orbits the Sun in the
precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made.[13]
Naming
This
H 99).[2]
Physical characteristics
In the
SMASS classification, Sonneberga is an X-type asteroid.[1] It has also been characterized as a very dark P-type asteroid by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.[6]
Rotation period
In March 2005, a rotational
U=2).[10]
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite
albedo between 0.042 and 0.059.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derived an albedo of 0.033 and a diameter of 36.60 kilometers using an absolute magnitude of 11.5.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1039 Sonneberga (1924 TL)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (1039) Sonneberga". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ S2CID 35447010.
- ^ )
- ^ S2CID 9341381. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1039) Sonneberga". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- S2CID 119293330. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ a b "1039 Sonneberga (1924 TL)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
External links
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1039 Sonneberga at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 1039 Sonneberga at the JPL Small-Body Database
