astro.wikisort.org - Asteroid4923 Clarke, provisional designation 1981 EO27, is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers (2.2 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in Australia.[1] The spheroidal S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 3.14 hours.[6] It was named after British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke.[1] On the same night, Schelte Bus also discovered 5020 Asimov.
Asteroid
4923 Clarke Orbital diagram of Clarke |
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Discovered by | S. J. Bus |
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Discovery site | Siding Spring Obs. |
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Discovery date | 2 March 1981 |
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MPC designation | (4923) Clarke |
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Named after | Arthur C. Clarke [1] (British science fiction writer) |
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Alternative designations | 1981 EO27 · 1972 NJ |
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Minor planet category | main-belt [1][2] · (inner) background [3] |
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Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) |
Uncertainty parameter 0 |
Observation arc | 45.53 yr (16,631 d) |
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Aphelion | 2.5774 AU |
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Perihelion | 1.7121 AU |
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Semi-major axis | 2.1448 AU |
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Eccentricity | 0.2017 |
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Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.14 yr (1,147 d) |
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Mean anomaly | 187.58° |
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Mean motion | 0° 18m 49.68s / day |
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Inclination | 6.6759° |
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Longitude of ascending node | 188.51° |
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Argument of perihelion | 108.65° |
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Mean diameter | 3.367±0.033 km[4] 3.532±0.033 km[5] 4.10 km (calculated)[6] |
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Synodic rotation period | 3.143±0.016 h[7] 3.1787±0.0009 h[lower-alpha 1] 27.253±0.0553 h[8] |
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Geometric albedo | 0.20 (assumed)[6] 0.3259±0.0644[5] 0.366±0.066[4] |
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Spectral type | SMASS = S [2][6] |
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Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.98±0.31[9] 14.1[5] 14.222±0.004 (R)[8] 14.3[2][6] |
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Orbit and classification
Clarke is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population.[3] It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 2 months (1,147 days; semi-major axis of 2.14 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
The asteroid was first observed as 1972 NJ at Crimea–Nauchnij in July 1972. The body's observation arc begins at the Siding Spring Observatory two weeks prior to its official discovery observation on 12 February 1981.[1]
Physical characteristics
In the SMASS classification, Clarke is a common, stony S-type asteroid.[2][6]
Rotation period
Three rotational lightcurves of Clarke have been obtained from photometric observations by the APT Observatory Group in Spain, by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California, and by Czech astronomer Petr Pravec at Ondřejov Observatory (U=2/1/2-).[7][8][lower-alpha 1] Analysis of the best-rated lightcurve gave a rotation period of 3.143 hours with a consolidated brightness amplitude between 0.03 and 0.14 magnitude, which indicates that the body has a nearly spheroidal, non-elongated shape (U=2).[6][7]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Clarke measures between 3.367 and 3.532 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.3259 and 0.366.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 4.10 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 14.3.[6]
Naming
This minor planet was named after the science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke (1917–2008), author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.[1] The official naming citation was prepared with assistance from Richard Binzel and published by the Minor Planet Center on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27127). The asteroid's name independently suggested by Duncan Steel (M.P.C. 27147).[10]
In the postscript to his novel 3001: The Final Odyssey, Clarke jokingly expresses disappointment that he did not receive asteroid 2001 as his namesake; instead, it was named for Albert Einstein.[citation needed]
Notes
References
- "4923 Clarke (1981 EO27)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4923 Clarke (1981 EO27)" (2018-01-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- "Asteroid 4923 Clarke – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121.
- 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. (catalog)
- "LCDB Data for (4923) Clarke". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- Aznar Macias, Amadeo (January 2017). "Lightcurve Analysis from APT Observatory Group for Nine Mainbelt Asteroids: 2016 July-September. Rotation Period and Physical Parameters". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 44 (1): 60–63. Bibcode:2017MPBu...44...60A. ISSN 1052-8091.
- Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75.
- 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.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
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[de] (4923) Clarke
(4923) Clarke ist ein Asteroid des Hauptgürtels, der am 2. März 1981 von dem britischen Astronomen Schelte John Bus am Siding-Spring-Observatorium (IAU-Code 413) in der Nähe von Coonabarabran in Australien entdeckt wurde.
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(4923) Clarke es un asteroide que forma parte del cinturón de asteroides y fue descubierto por Schelte John Bus el 2 de marzo de 1981 desde el Observatorio de Siding Spring, cerca de Coonabarabran, Australia.
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