3700 Geowilliams

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3700 Geowilliams
Discovery 
SMASS = S k[2]
12.443±0.002 (R)[10]
12.50[5][8][9]
12.6[2][3]
12.89[6]
12.94±0.46[11]

3700 Geowilliams, provisional designation 1984 UL2, is a stony background

George E. Williams.[1]

Orbit and classification

Geowilliams is a non-

Crimea-Nauchnij in December 1973, almost 11 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[1]

Physical characteristics

In the

spectral type is often found among members of the Eos family.[2]

Rotation period

In January 2008, a rotational

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese

albedo between 0.227 and 0.297.[5][6][7][8][9]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a stony asteroid of 0.20, and calculates a diameter of 8.97 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.6.[3]

Naming

This

M.P.C. 12810).[12]

Notes

  1. ^ a b David Higgins (2011): rotation period 14.387±0.003 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.40±0.02 mag. Quality code is 3. Summary figures for (3700) Geowilliams at the LCDB and archived website of the Hunters Hill Observatory by David Higgins.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "3700 Geowilliams (1984 UL2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3700 Geowilliams (1984 UL2)" (2017-07-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (3700) Geowilliams". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid 3700 Geowilliams – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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  12. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 May 2018.

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