6470 Aldrin
| Discovery Synodic rotation period | 5.9944±0.0014 h[4] | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] | ||
| S [3][5] | ||
| 14.3[1] · 14.88±0.23[5] · 14.329±0.002 (R)[4] · 14.78[3] | ||
6470 Aldrin, provisional designation 1982 RO1, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter.
The asteroid was discovered by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at Kleť Observatory on 14 September 1982.[6] It was named for American astronaut Buzz Aldrin.[2]
Orbit and classification
Aldrin is a member of the
Physical characteristics
A rotational
The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of this orbital family – and calculates a diameter of 3.0 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 14.78.[3]
Naming
This minor planet was named for American astronaut Buzz Aldrin (born 1930), on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.[2]
He was one of the first two humans to
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6470 Aldrin (1982 RO1)" (2016-11-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (6470) Aldrin". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ S2CID 8342929. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b "6470 Aldrin (1982 RO1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 May 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
- 6470 Aldrin at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 6470 Aldrin at the JPL Small-Body Database
