3936 Elst
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 6.6322±0.0002 h[a] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.4607±0.0712[5] 0.509±0.096[4] | ||
| S [3] | ||
| 13.0[1][3][5] · 13.36±0.24[6] | ||
3936 Elst, provisional designation 2321 T-3, is a stony Vestian
Eric W. Elst.[2]
Orbit and classification
Elst is a stony
Crimea–Nauchnij, extending the body's observation arc by 4 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[7]
Physical characteristics
Lightcurve
In August 2007, a rotational
U=3).[a]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo of 0.4607 and 0.509, respectively,[5][4] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and consequently calculates a larger diameter of 7.46 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 13.0.[3]
Survey designation
The
Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey, named after the fruitful collaboration of the Palomar and Leiden Observatory conducted in 1977. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel Oschin telescope (also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope), and shipped the photographic plates to Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden Observatory where astrometry was carried out. The trio are credited with the discovery of several thousand minor planets.[8]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 18138).[9]
Notes
- ^ a b Pravec (2007) web: rotation period 6.6322±0.0002 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.13 magnitude and a Quality Code of 3 (see lightcurve plot). Summary figures for (3936) Elst at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) and Ondřejov Asteroid Photometry Project website
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3936 Elst (2321 T-3)" (2017-05-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3936) Elst". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ .
- . Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ a b "3936 Elst (2321 T-3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers". Minor Planet Center. 24 April 2016. 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 2017-12-16 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
- 3936 Elst at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3936 Elst at the JPL Small-Body Database
