Main-belt asteroid
1709 Ukraina , provisional designation 1925 QA , is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt , approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 August 1925, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Shajn at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[ 10] It was named in honor of Ukraine .[ 2]
Orbit and classification
Ukraina orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,340 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic .[ 1]
The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg , five days after its official discovery observation at Simeiz.[ 10]
Physical characteristics
The S-type asteroid has an albedo of about 0.2[ 4] and a rotation period of 7.3 hours.[ 7] [ 8]
Naming
This minor planet was named after the country Ukraine , then the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1922–1991). The name was proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Leningrad, what is now St. Petersburg.[ 2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 June 1967 (M.P.C. 2740 ).[ 11]
References
^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1709 Ukraina (1925 QA)" (2017-04-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 7 June 2017 .
^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1709) Ukraina". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1709) Ukraina . Springer Berlin Heidelberg . p. 136. doi :10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1710 . ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3 .
^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (1709) Ukraina" . Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ a b c d 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 18 December 2016 .
^ a b c Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan . 63 (5): 1117– 1138. Bibcode :2011PASJ...63.1117U . doi :10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117 . (online , AcuA catalog p. 153 )
^ a b c Binzel, R. P. (October 1987). "A photoelectric survey of 130 asteroids" . Icarus . 72 (1): 135– 208. Bibcode :1987Icar...72..135B . doi :10.1016/0019-1035(87)90125-4 . ISSN 0019-1035 . Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1709) Ukraina" . Geneva Observatory . Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ a b Hanus, J.; Durech, J.; Broz, M.; Warner, B. D.; Pilcher, F.; Stephens, R.; et al. (June 2011). "A study of asteroid pole-latitude distribution based on an extended set of shape models derived by the lightcurve inversion method" . Astronomy & Astrophysics . 530 : 16. arXiv :1104.4114 . Bibcode :2011A&A...530A.134H . doi :10.1051/0004-6361/201116738 . Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ a b 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 18 December 2016 .
^ a b "1709 Ukraina (1925 QA)" . Minor Planet Center . Retrieved 18 December 2016 .
^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008) . Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 221 . doi :10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4 . ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7 .
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