1441 Bolyai
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Kulin |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Observatory |
| Discovery date | 26 November 1937 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1441 Bolyai |
Named after |
János Bolyai (mathematician)[2] |
| 1937 WA | |
| main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 78.36 yr (28621 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2599 AU (487.67 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0066 AU (300.18 Gm) |
| 2.6332 AU (393.92 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.23798 |
| 4.27 yr (1560.8 d) | |
| 194.95° | |
| 0° 13m 50.376s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.905° |
| 254.06° | |
| 115.82° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.05036 AU (157.132 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.38011 AU (356.059 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.317 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
14.76 km[4] 14.65±6.43 km[5] |
Mean radius | 7.38±0.7 km |
|
0.0467[4] 0.047±0.101[5] 0.0467±0.011[1] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.2 | |
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1441 Bolyai, provisional designation 1937 WA, is a somewhat eccentric, stony asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest on 26 November 1937.[6]
The assumed S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,561 days). Its orbit shows a notable eccentricity of 0.24 and is tilted by 14 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a low geometric albedo of 0.05,[4][5] measured by the IRAS and WISE surveys, which is typical for a carbonaceous rather than a silicaceous asteroid, as assumed by the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link.[3] Its rotation period remains unknown.
The minor planet was named after the Hungarian mathematician János Bolyai (1802–1860), a co-founder of non-Euclidean geometry in the early 19th century.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1441 Bolyai (1937 WA)" (2015-03-24 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1441) Bolyai. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "LCDB Data for (1441) Bolyai". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; 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 20 November 2015. - ↑ "1441 Bolyai (1937 WA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
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
- 1441 Bolyai at the JPL Small-Body Database
