1052 Belgica
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 11.97[1][9] · 12.09±0.25[11] · 12.17±0.05[4][6] | |
1052 Belgica, provisional designation 1925 VD, is a
Uccle Observatory in Belgium.[12] It was the first minor planet discovered at Uccle Observatory, after which the minor planet 1276 Ucclia
was named.
1052 is named after the Western European state of Belgium.[3]
Classification and orbit
Belgica is a member of the
Heidelberg in 1908. The body's observation arc begins with its first used observation taken at Uccle/Bergedorf in 1933, or 8 years after its official discovery at Uccle.[12]
Physical characteristics
In both the
SMASS taxonomy, Belgica is classified as a common stony S-type asteroid.[1]
Rotation period
Between December 2012, and January 2013, photometric observations of Belgica were taken at several observatories in Italy, the Czech Republic, Spain and the United States by astronomers Luis Martinez, Lorenzo Franco, Andrea Ferrero, Petr Pravec, and Stefano Padovan. They gave three concurring
U=2/3/n.a.
).
Satellite
The photometric observations also revealed, that Belgica is a
semi-major axis of 34 kilometer for the moon.[7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo of 0.301 and 0.273, respectively,[8][9] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a diameter of 10.94 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.17.[4] This agrees with the estimated diameter of 11±2 kilometers by Franco et al.[6]
Naming
This
Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Berlin, Fritz Cohn, rejected the proposal based on political considerations, as Belgium was occupied by German troops at the time.[3]
In his Dictionary of Minor Planets Names, astronomer
H 100).[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1052 Belgica (1925 VD)" (2017-01-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Belgic". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (1052) Belgica". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ Bibcode:2013CBET.3372....1F. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b Johnston, Robert (21 September 2014). "(1052) Belgica". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ .
- ^ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1052) Belgica". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- . Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b "1052 Belgica (1925 VD)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
External links
- Asteroids with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net
- 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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1052 Belgica at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 1052 Belgica at the JPL Small-Body Database
