5088 Tancredi
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 5.0591±0.0001 h[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0695±0.0122[4][5] 0.08 (assumed)[3] | ||
| C [3][6] | ||
| 12.36±0.07 (S)[6] · 12.5[1][4][5] · 12.81[3] | ||
5088 Tancredi, provisional designation 1979 QZ1, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1979, by Swedish astronomer Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist at ESO's La Silla Observatory in northern Chile.[7] It is named after Uruguayan astronomer Gonzalo Tancredi.[2]
Orbit and classification
Tancredi is a dark
Lightcurve
In February 2009, a rotational
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the
Naming
This minor planet was named after Gonzalo Tancredi (born 1963), the Uruguayan astronomer who also obtained the body's first rotational lightcurve. In 1993 he did his PhD at Uppsala Observatory, Sweden, and is now a professor of astronomy at Uruguay University and an active member of the IAU.[8][9]
Tancredi was also a director of the
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 5088 Tancredi (1979 QZ1)" (2017-03-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (5088) Tancredi". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ .
- ^ . Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "5088 Tancredi (1979 QZ1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "Individual Members—Gonzalo Tancredi". IAU—International Astronomical Union. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Curriculum Vitae – Gonzalo Tancredi". IFFC Instituto de Física Facultad de Ciencias. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 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
- 5088 Tancredi at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 5088 Tancredi at the JPL Small-Body Database
