3054 Strugatskia
| Discovery Perihelion | 2.4399 AU | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0923 AU | ||
| Eccentricity | 0.2110 | |
| 5.44 yr (1,986 d) | ||
| 176.03° | ||
| 0° 10m 52.68s / day | ||
| Inclination | 2.0802° | |
| 146.26° | ||
| 187.49° | ||
| Physical characteristics | ||
Mean diameter | 26.921±0.205 km[4] | |
| 0.056±0.009[4] | ||
| 11.7[2] | ||
3054 Strugatskia, provisional designation 1977 RE7, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers (17 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 11 September 1977, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnij, on the Crimean peninsula. The asteroid was named after the brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, two Russian science fiction authors.[1]
Orbit and classification
Strugatskia is a Themistian asteroid that belongs to the
semi-major axis of 3.09 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
The asteroid was first observed as 1928 UC at
Heidelberg Observatory in October 1928. The body's observation arc begins at Goethe Link Observatory in May 1959, more than 18 years prior to its official discovery observation at Nauchnij.[1]
Physical characteristics
Although the asteroid's
spectral type is unknown, its albedo indicates a carbonaceous composition, which agrees with C-type classification for the Themistian asteroids.[5]
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Rotation period
As of 2018, no rotational
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo of 0.056, typical for carbonaceous asteroids.[4]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 9771).[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e "3054 Strugatskia (1977 RE7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3054 Strugatskia (1977 RE7)" (2018-02-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 3054 Strugatskia – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ .
- ^ ISBN 9780816532131.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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
- 3054 Strugatskia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3054 Strugatskia at the JPL Small-Body Database
