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3047 Goethe, provisional designation 6091 P-L, is a bright background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States.[1] The asteroid was named after German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[1]

3047 Goethe

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	C. J. van Houten I. van Houten G. T. Gehrels
Discovery site	Palomar Obs.
Discovery date	24 September 1960
Designations
MPC designation	(3047) Goethe
Named after	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet)[1]
Alternative designations	6091 P-L · 1969 UG 1976 JU6 · 1982 VO
Minor planet category	main-belt [1][2] · (middle) background [3]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	57.34 yr (20,943 d)
Aphelion	2.7144 AU
Perihelion	2.5698 AU
Semi-major axis	2.6421 AU
Eccentricity	0.0274
Orbital period (sidereal)	4.29 yr (1,569 d)
Mean anomaly	103.04°
Mean motion	0° 13m 46.2s / day
Inclination	1.6105°
Longitude of ascending node	317.26°
Argument of perihelion	78.267°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	5.846±0.117 km[4]
Geometric albedo	0.362±0.052[4]
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.9[2]

Orbit and classification

Goethe is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population.[3] It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.6–2.7 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,569 days; semi-major axis of 2.64 AU). Its orbit has a low eccentricity of 0.03 and a low inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Palomar in September 1960.[1] In May 2156, it will pass at 7,440,000 km (0.0497 AU) from the asteroid 29 Amphitrite at a relative velocity of 1.66 km/s.[2]

Physical characteristics

According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Goethe measures 5.846 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a notably high albedo of 0.362.[4] As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Goethe has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[2]

Palomar–Leiden survey

The survey designation "P-L" stands for Palomar–Leiden, named after Palomar Observatory and Leiden Observatory, which collaborated on the fruitful Palomar–Leiden survey in the 1960s. Gehrels used Palomar's Samuel Oschin telescope (also known as the 48-inch Schmidt Telescope), and shipped the photographic plates to Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten at Leiden Observatory where astrometry was carried out. The trio are credited with the discovery of several thousand asteroid discoveries.[5]

Naming

This minor planet was named after German poet and playwright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832).[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 29 September 1985 (M.P.C. 10045).[6] The Goethe Basin on Mercury was also named in his honor.[7]

References

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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 3047 Goethe at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 3047 Goethe at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

На других языках

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[de] (3047) Goethe

(3047) Goethe ist ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels, der am 24. September 1960 vom niederländischen Forscherteam Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld und Tom Gehrels im Rahmen des Palomar-Leiden-Surveys entdeckt wurde.

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- [en] 3047 Goethe

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[ru] (3047) Гёте

(3047) Гёте (англ. 3047 Goethe, ранее 6091 P-L) — яркий астероид центральной части пояса астероидов диаметром около 6 км. Открыт 24 сентября 1960 года нидерландскими астрономами Ингрид ван Хаутен-Груневельд и Корнелисом ван Хаутеном на фотопластинках, снятых американским астрономом голландского происхождения Томом Герельсом в Паломарской обсерватории в Калифорнии, США.[1] Астероид назван в честь немецкого поэта Иоганна Вольфганга Гёте.[1]

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