Carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt
1151 Ithaka , provisional designation 1929 RK , is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 14 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in 1929, and later named for the Greek island of Ithaca .[ 11]
Discovery
Ithaka was discovered on 8 September 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.[ 11] Five nights later, it was independently discovered by Soviet astronomer Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[ 2] Only the first discoverer is acknowledged by the Minor Planet Center .[ 11] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Heidelberg.[ 11]
Orbit and classification
Ithaka is a non-family asteroid from the background population . It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–3.1 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,364 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.28 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic .[ 1]
Physical characteristics
Ithaka is an assumed carbonaceous C-type asteroid ,[ 3] untypical for inner-belt asteroids.
Rotation period
In 2011, three rotational lightcurves of Ithaka were obtained from photometric observations. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period between 4.93115 and 4.932 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.12 to 0.15 magnitude (U=3/3/3 ).[ 7] [ 9] [ a]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer , Ithaka measures between 8.97 and 20.46 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.02 and 0.13.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 8] A collaboration of Italian and American photometrists estimate a diameter of 14± 3 kilometers,[ 7] and the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and derives a diameter of 14.37 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.94.[ 3]
Naming
This minor planet was named after the Greek Ionian Island of Ithaca located in the Ionian Sea . In Greek mythology, the legendary hero Odysseus was the King of Ithaca (also see 1143 Odysseus ) . The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 107 ).[ 2]
Notes
References
^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1151 Ithaka (1929 RK)" (2017-04-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1151) Ithaka". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1151) Ithaka . Springer Berlin Heidelberg . p. 97. doi :10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1152 . ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3 .
^ a b c d e f g "LCDB Data for (1151) Ithaka" . Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Masiero, J.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Grav, T.; et al. (December 2015). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year One: Preliminary Asteroid Diameters and Albedos" . The Astrophysical Journal . 814 (2): 13. arXiv :1509.02522 . Bibcode :2015ApJ...814..117N . doi :10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/117 . S2CID 9341381 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters" . The Astrophysical Journal . 741 (2): 20. arXiv :1109.4096 . Bibcode :2011ApJ...741...68M . doi :10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 . S2CID 118745497 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c d 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 . S2CID 35447010 .
^ a b c d e Franco, Lorenzo; Ferrero, Andrea; Durkee, Russell I. (April 2012). "Lightcurve Photometry and H-G Parameters for 1151 Ithaka" . The Minor Planet Bulletin . 39 (2): 47– 48. Bibcode :2012MPBu...39...47F . ISSN 1052-8091 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos" . The Astronomical Journal . 152 (3): 12. arXiv :1606.08923 . Bibcode :2016AJ....152...63N . doi :10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63 .
^ a b Aymami, Josep Maria (January 2012). "CCD Photometry and Lightcurve Analysis of Main Belt Asteroids 1077 Campanula and 1151 Ithaka from Observatori Carmelita" . The Minor Planet Bulletin . 39 (1): 29. Bibcode :2012MPBu...39...29A . ISSN 1052-8091 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ 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 . S2CID 53493339 . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
^ a b c d "1151 Ithaka (1929 RK)" . Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 8 September 2017 .
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