4790 Petrpravec

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4790 Petrpravec
Synodic rotation period
undetermined[11]
0.0336±0.0384[9]
0.038±0.007[8]
0.047±0.042[7]
0.05±0.04[5]
0.1084±0.021[10]
0.160±0.024[6]
C (Pan-STARRS)[4][12]
C (SDSS-MOC)[13][14]
11.80[6][10]
12.8[7]
12.90[7]
13.0[1][2]
13.15[9]
13.15±0.18[12]
13.17[5]

4790 Petrpravec (

Eleanor Helin at the Palomar Observatory in California, and later named for Czech astronomer Petr Pravec.[1]

Orbit and classification

Petrpravec is a non-

502), a prominent family of stony S-type asteroid and the largest one in the intermediate main belt with more than 5,000 members.[4]

It orbits the Sun in the

Crimea–Nauchnij in March 1978, more than 10 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[1]

Naming

This

Physical characteristics

In the SDSS-based taxonomy, Petrpravec is a poorly determined, carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[13][14] It has also been characterized as a dark C-type by Pan-STARRS' survey.[4][12]

Rotation period

A rotational

rotation period.[4][11]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese

albedo between 0.0336 and 0.160.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0369 and a diameter of 17.37 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 13.0.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "4790 Petrpravec (1988 PP)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4790 Petrpravec (1988 PP)" (2018-05-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Asteroid (4790) Petrpravec – Proper elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (4790) Petrpravec". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  5. ^ .
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  10. ^ . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  11. ^
    ISSN 1052-8091. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  12. ^ .
  13. ^
    doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913322. Retrieved 30 October 2019. (PDS data set)
  14. ^ a b "Asteroid 4790 Petrpravec". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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