3960 Chaliubieju
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 3.984±0.002 h[7] 3.986±0.001 h[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.10 (assumed)[3] 0.288±0.030[6] 0.32±0.17[5] 0.34±0.11[4] | ||
| S [3] | ||
| 12.20[5][6] · 12.3[3] · 12.38±0.25[9] · 12.4[1] · 12.57[4] | ||
3960 Chaliubieju, provisional designation 1955 BG, is a stony asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 January 1955, by astronomers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing, China.[10] The asteroid was named after Cha Liubieju, a friend of one of the discoverers.[2]
Orbit and classification
Chaliubieju is an asteroid of the main belt's
background population that does not belong to any known asteroid family. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 1.9–3.4 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,568 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The asteroid was first identified as A921 EF at
Bergedorf Observatory in March 1921. The body's observation arc begins at Nanjing, two days after its official discovery observation.[10]
Physical characteristics
Chaliubieju is an assumed S-type asteroid.[3]
Rotation period
In February 2011, a rotational
U=3-).[7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
albedo between 0.288 and 0.34,[4][5][6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.10 and calculates a diameter of 14.57 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.3.[3]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 32787).[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3960 Chaliubieju (1955 BG)" (2017-07-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (3960) Chaliubieju". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 9341381. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (3960) Chaliubieju". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "3960 Chaliubieju (1955 BG)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 September 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
- 3960 Chaliubieju at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3960 Chaliubieju at the JPL Small-Body Database
