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13070 Seanconnery, provisional designation 1991 RO2, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 September 1991, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory, St. Michael, in southeast France.[8] The asteroid was named after actor Sean Connery.[2]

13070 Seanconnery
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. W. Elst
Discovery siteHaute-Provence Obs.
Discovery date8 September 1991
Designations
MPC designation
(13070) Seanconnery
Named after
Sean Connery
(Scottish actor)[2]
Alternative designations
1991 RO2 · 1127 T-1
Minor planet category
main-belt · (inner)[3]
background
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc46.20 yr (16,873 days)
Aphelion3.1052 AU
Perihelion1.7521 AU
Semi-major axis
2.4287 AU
Eccentricity0.2786
Orbital period (sidereal)
3.78 yr (1,382 days)
Mean anomaly
324.53°
Mean motion
0° 15m 37.44s / day
Inclination5.6226°
Longitude of ascending node
205.71°
Argument of perihelion
131.76°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
1.764±0.130 km[4][5]
3.57 km (calculated)[3]
Synodic rotation period
7.085±0.001 h[6]
Geometric albedo
0.20 (assumed)[3]
0.900±0.095[4][5]
Spectral type
S (assumed)[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)
14.5[4] · 14.6[3] · 14.7[1] · 15.12±0.20[7]

    Orbit and classification


    Seanconnery is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 1.8–3.1 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,382 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The asteroid's observation arc begins 20 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification 1127 T-1 made during the first Palomar–Leiden Trojan survey in 1971.[8]


    Physical characteristics



    Rotation period


    In August 2006, a rotational lightcurve of Seanconnery was obtained from photometric observations made at the Hunters Hill Observatory (E14) in Ngunnawal, Australia. The lightcurve gave a well-defined rotation period of 7.085 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.18 in magnitude (U=3-).[6]


    Diameter and albedo


    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Seanconnery has an outstandingly high albedo of 0.90 and a diameter of 1.8 kilometers.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter 3.6 kilometers, as the lower the albedo (reflectivity), the larger an asteroid's diameter for a certain absolute magnitude (brightness).[3]


    Naming


    This minor planet was named for celebrated Scottish actor and Academy Award winner Sean Connery (1930–2020), famous for portraying the character James Bond – after which the minor planet 9007 James Bond is named, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. With this minor planet, he is especially honored by the discoverer for his performance as the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville in The Name of the Rose.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 March 2001 (M.P.C. 42362).[9]


    References


    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13070 Seanconnery (1991 RO2)" (2017-06-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(13070) Seanconnery". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (13070) Seanconnery. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 792. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_8733. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. "LCDB Data for (13070) Seanconnery". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
    4. Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
    5. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    6. Higgins, David; Goncalves, Rui M. D. (March 2007). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Hunters Hill Observatory and Collaborating Stations - June-September 2006". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 34 (1): 16–18. Bibcode:2007MPBu...34...16H. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
    7. Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus. 261: 34–47. arXiv:1506.00762. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
    8. "13070 Seanconnery (1991 RO2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
    9. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 April 2016.



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    [de] (13070) Seanconnery

    (13070) Seanconnery ist ein Asteroid des inneren Hauptgürtels, der von dem belgischen Astronomen Eric Walter Elst am 8. September 1991 am französischen Observatoire de Haute-Provence im Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (IAU-Code 511) entdeckt wurde. Eine unbestätigte Aufnahme des Asteroiden hatte es vorher schon im März 1971 von Tom Gehrels gegeben (1127 T-1), im Rahmen der 1. Trojaner-Durchmusterung am 120-cm-Oschin-Schmidt-Teleskop des Palomar-Observatoriums.
    - [en] 13070 Seanconnery


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