3099 Hergenrother
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 24.266±0.007 h[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.057 (assumed)[3] 0.224±0.016[4][5] | ||
| C [3] | ||
| 11.4[1][3][4] | ||
3099 Hergenrother, provisional designation 1940 GF, is an
Turku Observatory in Southwest Finland,[7] and named after American astronomer Carl Hergenrother in 1996.[2]
Orbit and classification
Hergenrother orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.5 AU once every 4 years and 11 months (1,786 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 15° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins 6 days after its official discovery observation at Turku.[7]
Physical characteristics
Rotation period
In January 2008, a rotational
U=2).[6]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo of 0.224,[4][5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and consequently calculates a diameter of 29.21 kilometers, as the lower the albedo, the larger the body's diameter at a certain absolute magnitude.[3]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 27124).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3099 Hergenrother (1940 GF)" (2017-03-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3099) Hergenrother". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (3099) Hergenrother". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "3099 Hergenrother (1940 GF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
External links
- Get to Know a Staff Scientist: Carl Hergenrother, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
- 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
- 3099 Hergenrother at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3099 Hergenrother at the JPL Small-Body Database
