6159 Andréseloy
Synodic rotation period | 10.639±0.005 h[6] 10.6590±0.0005 h[7] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | ||
|---|---|---|
| 0.484±0.055[4][5] | ||
| S (assumed)[8] | ||
| 12.8[4] · 13.5[1][2][8] | ||
6159 Andréseloy (
Vesta asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.3 kilometers (3.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 30 December 1991, by Japanese astronomers Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro Observatory (399) on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It was named after Mexican astronomer Andrés Eloy Martínez.[1]
Orbit and classification
Andréseloy is an attributed member of the
Crimea–Nauchnij in 1987, extending the body's observation arc by 4 years prior to its official discovery observation at Kushiro.[1]
Naming
This
global warming and the impact of an asteroid on Earth.[9]
Contest
The name was suggested by the Urania Astronomical Society (Spanish: Sociedad Astronomica Urania) of Mexico. This society was a winner of the
M.P.C. 103029).[11]
Physical characteristics
Andréseloy has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid.[8]
Rotation and poles
In March 2006, a rotational
U=3).[6]
Such a high brightness amplitude typically indicates that the body has a non-spheroidal shape.
Poles
In 2013, an international study modeled a lightcurve with a concurring period of 10.6590 hours and found a
Q=2).[7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
albedo of 0.484.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of its family – and calculates a diameter of 5.41 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.5.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "6159 Andreseloy (1991 YH)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6159 Andreseloy (1991 YH)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Asteroid (6159) Andréseloy – Proper elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
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- ^ ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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- ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (6159) Andréseloy". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Nombran asteroide en honor a mexicano". El Universal (in Spanish). 17 February 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "17 Minor Planets Named by NameExoWorlds Contest Winners". IAU – International Astronomical Union. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
- andres eloy Martinez – DIVULGACION CIENTIFICA's channel on YouTube
- Lightcurve Database Query (LCDB), at www.minorplanet.info
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
- 6159 Andréseloy at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 6159 Andréseloy at the JPL Small-Body Database
