2708 Burns
| 11.8[6] · 12.00[5][8][9] 12.1[2][3] | |
2708 Burns (
rotation period of 5.3 hours.[3]
Orbit and classification
Burns is a Themistian asteroid that belongs to the
semi-major axis of 3.08 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
The asteroid was first observed as A912 AE at Winchester Observatory (799) in January 1912. The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Goethe Link Observatory in February 1950, more than 31 years prior to its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa.[1]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 7158).[12]
Physical characteristics
In the
SMASS classification, Burns is a carbonaceous B-type,[2][3] which are somewhat brighter than the common C-type asteroids
.
Rotation period
In March 2010, a rotational
U=3).[10]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo between 0.051 and 0.12.[5][6][7][8][9] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.08 and calculates a diameter of 17.86 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.1.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2708 Burns (1981 WT)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2708 Burns (1981 WT)" (2016-07-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (2708) Burns". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 2708 Burns – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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- ^ hdl:11336/63614.
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- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (2708) Burns". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ISBN 9780816532131.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 2708 Burns at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2708 Burns at the JPL Small-Body Database
