5040 Rabinowitz
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 4.472±0.001 h[5] 4.6901±0.0004 h[a] 4.691±0.001 h[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.23 (assumed)[3] | ||
| S [3] | ||
| 12.73±0.13 (R)[a] · 12.9[1] · 13.15±0.35[7] · 13.18[3] | ||
5040 Rabinowitz, provisional designation 1972 RF, is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory on 15 September 1972.[8] Contrary to most of his discoveries, this asteroid is unrelated to the Palomar–Leiden survey and exclusively credited to Tom Gehrels.
Orbit and classification
The stony
701), a group of asteroids with similar orbital characteristics, named after its largest member, 25 Phocaea.[4] It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–3.0 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,373 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 24° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] A first precovery was taken at the discovering observatory in 1971, extending the body's observation arc by one year prior to its official discovery observation.[8]
Physical characteristics
Rotation period
In July 2013, a rotational
U=3).[a]
During the same opposition opportunity, two more lightcurves – obtained by
Diameter and albedo
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.23, derived from the Phocaea family's namesake, and calculates a diameter of 6.4 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.18.[3]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 22505).[9]
Notes
- ^ a b c Pravec (2013): lightcurve plot of (5040) Rabinowitz with a rotation period 4.6901±0.0004 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.33 mag and an abs. magnitude of 12.73. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) and Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2013)
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5040 Rabinowitz (1972 RF)" (2017-06-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (5040) Rabinowitz". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 5040 Rabinowitz – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- . Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ a b "5040 Rabinowitz (1972 RF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 1 July 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 (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
- 5040 Rabinowitz at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 5040 Rabinowitz at the JPL Small-Body Database
