4147 Lennon
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 137 h[7] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.240±0.049[6] 0.4166±0.0564[4] | ||
| V [7]: 5 · S [3] | ||
| 12.90[6] · 13.0[1][3][4] · 13.63±0.34[8] | ||
4147 Lennon, provisional designation 1983 AY, is a stony Vestian asteroid and a potentially slow rotator from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Brian Skiff at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station on 12 January 1983.[9] It was later named after musician John Lennon.[2]
Orbit and classification
Lennon is a member of the
Crimea–Nauchnij in 1971, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 12 years prior to its discovery.[9]
Physical characteristics
Lennon has been characterized as a V-type asteroid.[7]: 5
Slow rotator
In October 2004, a rotational
U=1).[7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
spectral type
(V or S).
Naming
This
Imagine" and co-founder of The Beatles, one of the most successful bands in the history of popular music.[2]
The minor planets
M.P.C. 16247).[10]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4147 Lennon (1983 AY)" (2016-06-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (4147) Lennon". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Bibcode:2012LPICo1667.6281H.
- . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ a b "4147 Lennon (1983 AY)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
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
- 4147 Lennon at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 4147 Lennon at the JPL Small-Body Database
