3034 Climenhaga

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3034 Climenhaga
Discovery 
Synodic rotation period
2.737485±0.000008 h[5]
0.24 (assumed)[3]
S[3]
12.7[1][3] · 12.90±0.58[6]

3034 Climenhaga

Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany and assigned provisional designation A917 SE.[1] It was later named after Canadian astrophysicist John Climenhaga. Its minor-planet moon has a period
of nearly 19 hours.

Orbital characteristics

Climenhaga is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony asteroids in the main belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.8–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,294 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

The asteroid's

precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made.[7]

Physical characteristics

Climenhaga has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid.[3]

Lightcurve

In July 2009, a rotational

U=3).[5]

Diameter and albedo

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, a S-type asteroid and the family's largest member and namesake – and calculates a diameter of 7.82 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.7.[3]

Satellite

During the photometric observation in July 2009, a

semi-major axis of 19 kilometers.[4]

Naming

This

M.P.C. 11441).[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3034 Climenhaga (A917 SE)" (2016-12-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (3034) Climenhaga". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b Johnston, Robert (21 September 2014). "(3034) Climenhaga". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^
    ISSN 1052-8091
    . Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. . Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ "3034 Climenhaga (A917 SE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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