1693 Hertzsprung
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. van Gent |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. (Leiden Southern Station) |
| Discovery date | 5 May 1935 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1693 Hertzsprung |
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Named after
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Ejnar Hertzsprung (chemist, astronomer) [2] |
| 1935 LA · 1930 HG 1944 HA · 1950 VM |
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| main-belt · (outer) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 80.38 yr (29,357 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5610 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0323 AU |
| 2.7966 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2733 |
| 4.68 yr (1,708 days) | |
| 355.44° | |
| Inclination | 11.939° |
| 69.994° | |
| 235.02° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 38.67 km[4] 35.27±0.47 km[5] 40.396±0.972 km[6] 39±4 km[7] |
| 8.825 h[8] | |
| 0.0484[4] 0.059±0.002[5] 0.0330±0.0034[6] 0.05±0.01[7] |
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| B–V = 0.762 U–B = 0.358 Tholen = CBU[1] C [3] |
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| 10.97 | |
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1693 Hertzsprung, provisional designation 1935 LA, is a dark and eccentric asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 39 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa on 5 May 1935.[9]
The carbonaceous C-type asteroid is classified as a rare CBU-type subtype on the Tholen classification scheme. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–3.6 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,708 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.27 and is tilted by 12 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.[1] It has a rotation period of 8.8 hours[8] and an albedo of 0.03–0.06, according to observations made by the IRAS, Akari, WISE and NEOWISE missions.[4][5][6][7]
The asteroid is named in honor of Danish chemist and astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873–1967), who was the director of the Leiden Observatory from 1934 to 1945. A well-known authority in the field of astronomical photometry, he initiated the Leiden Variable Star Survey of the southern Milky Way, during which survey many asteroids and some comets were found.[2] Hertzsprung is best known for the spectral classification system for stars he developed jointly with Russel, the famous Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
References
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- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1693 Hertzsprung at the JPL Small-Body Database
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