1551 Argelander

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1551 Argelander
Synodic rotation period
4.063±0.006 h[11]
0.1940[10]
0.217[9]
0.222[7][8]
0.302[6]
S (assumed)[12]
12.10[6]
12.20[1][3][7][9][10]

1551 Argelander, provisional designation 1938 DC1, is a background

Friedrich Argelander.[2]

Orbit and classification

Argelander is a non-

Naming

This

M.P.C. 2278).[13] The lunar crater Argelander is also named after him.[2]

Physical characteristics

Argelander is an assumed S-type asteroid.[12]

Rotation period and poles

In August 2017, a rotational

U=2).[14]

A modeled lightcurve using photometric data from the Lowell Photometric Database was published in 2016. It gave a concurring period of 4.058350±0.000001 hours, as well as two spin axes at (3.0°, −81.0°) and (183.0°, −72.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β).[15]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese

albedo between 0.19 and 0.30.[6][7][8][9][10] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a stony asteroid of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 9.60 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.45.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "1551 Argelander (1938 DC1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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  3. ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1551 Argelander (1938 DC1)" (2018-10-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid 1551 Argelander". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Asteroid (1551) Argelander – Proper elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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  12. ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (1551) Argelander". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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