379 Huenna
Synodic rotation period | 14.141 h (0.5892 d)[1] | |
| 0.0587±0.002[1] | ||
| C[3] | ||
| 8.87[1] | ||
Huenna (
minor planet designation: 379 Huenna) is a large asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt. It is part of the Themis family, and thus a C-type asteroid and consequently composed mainly of carbonaceous
material.
It was discovered by
observatories. This island is where Tycho Brahe built his observatory.[6]
Satellite
A satellite, 7 km across and designated S/2003 (379) 1, was discovered on 14 August 2003 by Jean-Luc Margot using the Keck II adaptive optics telescope at Mauna Kea.[7] The moon orbits 3400±11 km away in 80.8±0.36 d with an eccentricity of 0.334±0.075.[5] The system is loosely bound[4] as Huenna has a Hill sphere with a radius of about 20,000 km.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 379 Huenna (1894 AQ)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2012-01-03 last obs. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ S2CID 119244052.
- ^ a b c Jim Baer (12 December 2010). "Recent Asteroid Mass Determinations". Personal Website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b Franck Marchis (May 2005). "379 Huenna and S/2003 (379) 1". UCB. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b Wm. Robert Johnston (25 November 2008). "(379) Huenna and S/2003 (379) 1". Johnston's Archive. Archived from the original on 11 December 2005. Retrieved 11 November 2005.
- ISBN 9781944466046.
- ^ "IAUC 8182: S/2003 (379) 1; 2003he, 2003hf; C/2003 H1; C/2001 Q4". IAU Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 15 August 2003. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
External links
- Lightcurve plot of 379 Huenna, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010)
- 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
- Orbits of Binary Asteroids with Adaptive Optics (VLT images, archived)
- 379 Huenna at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 379 Huenna at the JPL Small-Body Database
