1767 Lampland, provisional designation 1962 RJ, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 7 September 1962, by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States.[6] The asteroid was named after American astronomer Carl Lampland.[2]
![]() Shape model of Lampland from its lightcurve | |
Discovery[1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
Discovery date | 7 September 1962 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (1767) Lampland |
Named after | Carl Lampland[2] (American astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1962 RJ · 1941 SP 1967 SC |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) Eos[3] |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 75.52 yr (27,585 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3209 AU |
Perihelion | 2.7160 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.0185 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.1002 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.24 yr (1,915 days) |
Mean anomaly | 201.21° |
Mean motion | 0° 11m 16.44s / day |
Inclination | 9.8418° |
Longitude of ascending node | 192.22° |
Argument of perihelion | 135.41° |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 15.448±2.805 km[4] |
Geometric albedo | 0.116±0.057[5] |
Spectral type | Tholen = XC[1] B–V = 0.750[1] U–B = 0.340[1] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.20[1] |
Lampland a member the Eos family (606), the largest asteroid family in the outer main belt consisting of nearly 10,000 asteroids.[3][7]: 23 It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.3 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,915 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The asteroid was first identified as 1941 SP at Uccle Observatory in September 1941. The body's observation arc begins with a precovery at Palomar Observatory in August 1951, more than 11 years prior to its official discovery observation at Goethe Link.[6]
In the Tholen classification, its spectral type is ambiguous, closest to the X-type asteroid and with some resemblance to the C-type asteroids,[1] while the overall spectral type of the Eos family is that of a K-type.[7]: 23
As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Lampland has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroid's rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[8]
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Lampland measures 15.448 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.116.[4][5]
This minor planet was named after American astronomer Carl Lampland (1873–1951), a graduate of Indiana University, best known for his radiometric measurements of planetary temperatures.[2]
Lampland is also honored by a lunar and by a Martian crater. The name was proposed by Frank K. Edmondson, who initiated the Indiana Asteroid Program.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 February 1971 (M.P.C. 3144).[9]
| |
---|---|
|
Small Solar System bodies | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor planets |
| ||||||
Comets |
| ||||||
Other |
|