4055 Magellan

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4055 Magellan
Discovery 
SMASS) [1]
V [15][16][17][18][19]
14.00[18] · 14.45±0.2 (R)[a] · 14.515±0.002 (R)[10] · 14.6[7] · 14.64±0.56[17] · 14.7[1] · 14.9[6][19] · 14.90±0.3[5]

4055 Magellan, provisional designation 1985 DO2, is a bright and eccentric

Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[4] It was later named for Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.[3]

Orbit and classification

Magellan (center) as seen from ground in July 2010

Magellan orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.2–2.4 AU once every 2 years and 6 months (897 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.33 and an inclination of 23° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

The first observation was made at the Australian Siding Spring Observatory, extending the asteroid's observation arc by just one month prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[4]

It has a

lunar distances.[1]

Physical characteristics

Being a

1 Ceres
.

Diameter and albedo

According to observations by the

albedo of 0.31 to 0.33.[5][6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (LCDB) agrees with the Keck observations, adopting an albedo of 0.31 and a diameter of 2.49 kilometers.[19]

Lightcurves

Between 2000 and 2015, six rotational

U=3).[11]
The large variation suggests an elongated shape.

Naming

This

M.P.C. 17466).[21]

See also

Notes

  1. ^
    LCDB quality code (Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2000)) Summary figures for (4055) Magellan at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4055 Magellan (1985 DO2)" (2017-06-17 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Magellan". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3
    .
  4. ^ a b c "4055 Magellan (1985 DO2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^
    S2CID 41459166
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^
    doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.07.002
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^
    S2CID 35447010
    .
  8. PMID 32549046
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ISSN 1052-8091
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ^
    S2CID 8342929
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  11. ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (4055) Magellan". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  12. ^
    Bibcode:2011AAS...21822403G
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  13. PMID 32455361
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  14. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/142/3/85
    .
  15. S2CID 119207812
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  16. S2CID 119278697
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  17. ^
    S2CID 53493339
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  18. ^
    S2CID 119258489
    . Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b c "LCDB Data for (4055) Magellan". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  20. ^ "22717 Romeuf (1998 SF13)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  21. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

External links

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