3254 Bus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 11.00[6] · 11.2[1][4] | |
3254 Bus, provisional designation 1982 UM, is a rare-type Hildian
Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, Arizona.[3] It is named after astronomer Schelte J. Bus.[2]
Orbit and classification
Located in the
Crimea–Nauchnij, extending the body's observation arc by 3 weeks prior to its official discovery observation at Flagstaff.[3]
Physical characteristics
In the
SMASS taxonomy, Bus is a rare T-type asteroid, while NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) characterizes Bus as a dark D-type asteroid.[1][5]
Rotation period
In the late 1980s or early 1990s, a rotational
U=2).[7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese
albedo of 0.058 and 0.073, respectively.[5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 32.03 kilometers using an absolute magnitude of 11.2.[4]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 9771).[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3254 Bus (1982 UM)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d "3254 Bus (1982 UM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3254) Bus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ S2CID 44000310. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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- ^ ISSN 0019-1035. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
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
- 3254 Bus at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3254 Bus at the JPL Small-Body Database
