3841 Dicicco
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| 12.90[9][7] · 13.00[6] · 13.2[1] · 13.26±0.25[10] · 13.63±0.04[3][5] | |
3841 Dicicco, provisional designation 1983 VG7, is a stony Florian
Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States.[11] It was named after American astronomer Dennis di Cicco.[2] Its minor-planet moon, provisionally designated S/2014 (3841) 1, was discovered in 2014.[5]
Orbit and classification
Dicicco is member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,252 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
It was first identified as 1973 YM2 at
Crimea–Nauchnij in 1973, extending the body's observation arc by 10 years prior to its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa.[11]
Physical characteristics
Dicicco is a stony
SMASS classification.[1]
Rotation period
In December 2014, two rotational
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo between 0.294 and 0.38.[6][7][8][9] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 — derived from 8 Flora, the family's largest member and namesake – and derives a diameter of 5.10 kilometers using an absolute magnitude of 13.63.[3]
Satellite
During the photometric observations made in December 2014, it was revealed that Dicicco is a synchronous
semi-major axis of 12 kilometers, and a derived period of 21.63 and 21.641 hours, respectively.[5][a]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 16246).[12]
Notes
- ^ a b c Klinglesmith (2014) web: rotation period 3.5949±0.0002 hours with a brightness amplitude of mag, obs. date: 2014-11-26; Quality Code: n.a.. Summary figures for (3841) Dicicco at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL). Referenced publication 2014CBET.4033....1K is not a valid abstract at ADS
References
- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3841 Dicicco (1983 VG7)" (2017-03-30 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3841) Dicicco". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b Johnston, Robert (16 November 2014). "(3841) Dicicco". Johnston's Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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- ^ . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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- ^ . Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ a b "3841 Dicicco (1983 VG7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 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
- 3841 Dicicco at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3841 Dicicco at the JPL Small-Body Database
