6433 Enya
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 7.400±0.0064 h[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.06±0.04[5] 0.081±0.012[6][7] 0.090±0.025[4] 0.20 (assumed)[3] | ||
| S [3] | ||
| 14.0[6] · 14.00±0.55[9] · 14.087±0.003 (R)[8] · 14.10[4] · 14.3[1] · 14.37[5] · 14.54[3] | ||
6433 Enya, provisional designation 1978 WC, is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 November 1978, by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.[10] It was named for Irish musician Enya.[2]
Orbit and classification
Enya is a non-
background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 1.9–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,348 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Enya was first identified as 1952 UH at Goethe Link Observatory in 1952. The body's observation arc, however, begins with its official discovery observation at Kleť in 1978.[10]
Physical characteristics
Enya is a presumed S-type asteroid.[3]
Rotation period
In March 2013, a fragmentary rotational
U=1).[8]
As of 2017, no other lightcurve has since been obtained from Enya.[3]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 3.68 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 14.54.[3]
Naming
This
M.P.C. 30099).[11]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6433 Enya (1978 WC)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "LCDB Data for (6433) Enya". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ .
- ^ S2CID 35447010.
- ^ S2CID 118745497. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ S2CID 8342929. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ a b "6433 Enya (1978 WC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
External links
- About (6433) Enya, Rock & Roll Minor Planets, Minor Planet Center
- 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
- 6433 Enya at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 6433 Enya at the JPL Small-Body Database
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