152 Atala
Sidereal rotation period | 5.28-6.25 hours | |
| 0.054 | ||
| D[7] | ||
| 8.33 | ||
Atala (
minor planet designation: 152 Atala) is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on 2 November 1875, but the discovery was credited to Paul. It is a type D asteroid, meaning that it is composed of carbon, organic rich silicates
and possibly water ice.
The asteroid is named for the eponymous heroine of the 1801 novella Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand.[8] The Henry brothers also named the last of their discoveries, 186 Celuta, after another Chateaubriand heroine.[9] Both Atala and Céluta are American Indian fictional characters.[10]
An occultation of a star by Atala was observed from Japan on 11 March 1994. Subsequent occultations have been observed as recently as 2006.[citation needed]
Photometric of this asteroid made in 1981 gave a light curve with a period of 5.282 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.50 in magnitude.[11]
References
- ^ Hardard's Numbered MPs
- ^ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
- doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Asterodoccultation.com Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- . See Table 1.
- ^ SPIFF LCSUMPUB
- ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ISBN 9783642297182. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Chateaubriand, François-René (1801). Atala.; Chateaubriand, François-René (1802). René.
- Bibcode:1983A&AS...53...71S.
External links
- Occultation of TYC 5558-01048-1 by (152) Atala on 2006 May 7 UT
- (152) Atala near opposition 5 July 2007 (2.38AU from Earth)
- 152 Atala at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 152 Atala at the JPL Small-Body Database
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