24988 Alainmilsztajn
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | ODAS |
| Discovery site | CERGA (010) |
| Discovery date | 19 June 1998 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 24988 Alainmilsztajn |
Named after |
Alain Milsztajn (astronomer)[2] |
| 1998 MM2 · 2000 AK75 | |
| main-belt · (inner) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20.68 yr (7,554 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7469 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0636 AU |
| 2.4053 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1421 |
| 3.73 yr (1,363 days) | |
| 224.21° | |
| 0° 15m 51.12s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.7168° |
| 203.02° | |
| 233.63° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
2.24±0.24 km[4] 2.54 km (calculated)[3] |
| 2.8516±0.0008 h[5] | |
|
0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.423±0.093[4] | |
| S [3] | |
| 15.0[1] · 15.63±0.45[6] · 14.80[4] · 14.894±0.005 (R)[5] · 15.34[3] | |
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24988 Alainmilsztajn, provisional designation 1998 MM2, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 June 1998, by the OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey (ODAS) at CERGA, Caussols, in southeastern France.[7]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,363 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The first precovery was taken at the Steward Observatory (Kitt Peak) in 1995, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 3 years prior to its discovery.[7]
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 2.2 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an exceptionally high albedo of 0.42,[4] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 2.5 kilometers.[3]
A rotational light-curve of this asteroid was obtained from photometric observations made at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory in October 2010. The fragmentary light-curve gave a rotation period of 2.8516±0.0008 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.09 in magnitude (U=1).[5]
The minor planet was named in memory of French particle physicist and astronomer, Alain Milsztajn (1955–2007). His research included the structure of the proton and the quest of detecting dark matter by means of gravitational lensing.[2] Naming citation was published on 19 August 2008 (M.P.C. 63641).[8]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 24988 Alainmilsztajn (1998 MM2)" (2016-06-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2012). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (24988) Alainmilsztajn. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 1092. ISBN 978-3-642-29718-2. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (24988) Alainmilsztajn". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794
. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 4 May 2016. - 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ 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 4 May 2016.
- 1 2 "24988 Alainmilsztajn (1998 MM2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- 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
- 24988 Alainmilsztajn at the JPL Small-Body Database
