2440 Educatio
| Discovery SMASS-II)[4] | |
|---|---|
| 13.1[1][3] | |
2440 Educatio Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory in California,[1] and later named "Educatio", the Latin word for Education.[2]
Orbit and classification
Educatio member of the
semi-major axis of 2.22 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.[3]
The asteroid was first observed as 1928 QH at the Simeiz Observatory in August 1928. The body's observation arc begins with its observation as 1954 JK at the Goethe Link Observatory in May 1954, more than 24 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[1]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 7618).[8]
Physical characteristics
In the
spectral type for members of the Flora family.[7]
: 23
Rotation period
A rotational
U=2), indicative of a non-spherical shape.[5] It belongs to the small group of slow rotators with a period above 1000 hours
.
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo of 0.247,[6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the parent body of the Flora family – and calculates a diameter of 6.51 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 13.1.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2440 Educatio (1978 VQ4)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2440 Educatio (1978 VQ4)" (2018-01-27 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Asteroid 2440 Educatio". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (2440) Educatio". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ .
- ^ ISBN 9780816532131.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
External links
- Lightcurve plot (2440) Educatio, Sugerloaf Mt. / Pravec
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2440 Educatio at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2440 Educatio at the JPL Small-Body Database
