2007 McCuskey
| Discovery V–R = 0.340±0.040[12] | |
|---|---|
| 11.80[6][11] · 12.0[4][9] · 12.06±0.05[3][12] · 12.1[1] · 12.32[5] · 12.45[8] | |
2007 McCuskey, provisional designation 1963 SQ, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 September 1963, by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[14] The asteroid was later named after American astronomer Sidney McCuskey.[2]
Orbit and classification
McCuskey is a dark asteroid that orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,344 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
In March 1921, McCuskey was first identified as A921 EK at
Physical characteristics
McCuskey has been described as a dark
Diameter and albedo
Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 33.79 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.07. By comparison, measurements with Spitzer's Multiband Imaging Photometer (MIPS) give a diameter of 35.26 kilometers and a geometric albedo of 0.03.[10]
According to the more recent 2015/16 results of the
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0558 and a diameter of 21.78 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.06.[3]
Lightcurves
In March 2013, a rotational
Astronomers at
Naming
This
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2007 McCuskey (1963 SQ)" (2017-05-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (2007) McCuskey". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ S2CID 9341381. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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- ^ S2CID 118745497. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ S2CID 35447010.
- ^ Bibcode:2012arXiv1204.1116R.
- ^ S2CID 21069867. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 30 June 2017.)
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- ^ a b "2007 McCuskey (1963 SQ)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2007 McCuskey at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2007 McCuskey at the JPL Small-Body Database
