12838 Adamsmith
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 10.9090±0.0031 h[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | ||
| S[3] | ||
| 13.0[1] · 12.70±0.34[5] · 12.770±0.002 (R)[4] · 13.22[3] | ||
12838 Adamsmith, provisional designation 1997 EL55, is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 9 March 1997, by Belgian astronomer Eric Walter Elst at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.[6] It was named after Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith.[2]
Orbit and classification
Adamsmith is a member of the Koronis family, a group of co-planar, stony asteroids in the outer main-belt, named after 158 Koronis. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 11 months (1,789 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]
It was first identified as 1987 DX6 at the discovering observatory in 1987, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 10 years prior to its official discovery observation.[6]
Physical characteristics
In January 2011, a rotational
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard
Naming
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References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 12838 Adamsmith (1997 EL55)" (2017-05-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (12838) Adamsmith". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ . Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- . Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b "12838 Adamsmith (1997 EL55)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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
- 12838 Adamsmith at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 12838 Adamsmith at the JPL Small-Body Database
