854 Frostia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
Synodic rotation period | 37.56 h (1.565 d) |
| 0.33-0.6 | |
| 12.0 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
lightcurve | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 17 km | |
| 1.572 ± 0.00004 d 1 day, 13 hours, 43 minutes, 41 ± 3 seconds | |
| 25 mas (maximum) | |
| Satellite of | 854 Frostia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.6 km |
| Volume | 51 km3 (assumed) |
| 0.7 fainter than primary | |
| ~14.8 | |
854 Frostia is a main-belt
Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky from Simeiz Observatory in Crimea and is named after Edwin Brant Frost, an American astronomer. This asteroid measures approximately 8.4 km (5.2 mi) in diameter.[2]
A satellite, designated S/2004 (854) 1, was identified based on
Alain Klotz, and Russell I. Durkee. It is roughly 10 km (6.2 mi) in diameter and orbits about 25 km (16 mi) from Frostia with an orbital period of 1.572 days.[3]
References
- ^ "854 Frostia (1916 S29)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ . See Table 1.
- ^ Johnston, Robert. "(854) Frostia". johnstonsarchive.net. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- (854) Frostia, datasheet, johnstonsarchive.net
- Asteroids with Satellites, Robert Johnston, johnstonsarchive.net
- IAUC 8389 announcing the satellite
- 854 Frostia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 854 Frostia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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