3073 Kursk
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 3.4468 h (0.14362 d) | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | ||
| S [3] | ||
| 13.6[1] · 13.86[3] | ||
3073 Kursk, provisionally known as 1979 SW11, is a stony Florian asteroid and synchronous binary system from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1979, by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula.[5]
Orbit and characterization
Kursk is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony S-type asteroid in the main belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,227 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
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 derives a diameter of 4.67 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.86.[3]
Satellite
A 1.67 kilometer-large minor-planet moon, designated S/2007 (3073) 1 was discovered orbiting Kursk in 44.96 hours (or 1 day, 20 hours, and 57 minutes).[4]
Naming
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References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3073 Kursk (1979 SW11)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3073) Kursk". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b Johnston, Robert (21 September 2014). "(3073) Kursk". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "3073 Kursk (1979 SW11)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
External links
- Asteroids with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net
- 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
- 3073 Kursk at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3073 Kursk at the JPL Small-Body Database
