2058 Róka
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 10.04±0.02 h[8] 10.09±0.01 h[9] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0995 (derived)[3] 0.1196±0.0252[7] 0.121±0.017[6] 0.130±0.006[5] 0.1542±0.056[4] | ||
| C [10] · S [3] | ||
| 11.0[4][5][7] · 11.5[1][3] · 11.56±0.34[10] | ||
2058 Róka, provisional designation 1938 BH, is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter.
It was discovered on 22 January 1938, by Hungarian György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary.[11] The asteroid was named in memory of Hungarian science writer Gedeon Róka.[2]
Classification and orbit
Róka is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of carbonaceous outer-belt asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,016 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Konkoly in 1938.[11]
Physical characteristics
Róka has been characterized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey.[10] Due to its ambivalent albedo it is also an assumed S-type asteroid.[3]
Lightcurves
In March 2005, a rotational
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite
Naming
This
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2058 Roka (1938 BH)" (2017-03-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (2058) Róka". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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- ^ . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2058) Róka". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ a b "2058 Roka (1938 BH)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links
- Róka Gedeon (1906–1974), (in Hungarian)
- Biography Róka Gedeon, incl. photography (in Hungarian)
- 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
- 2058 Róka at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2058 Róka at the JPL Small-Body Database
