1650 Heckmann
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 October 1937 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1650 Heckmann |
Named after |
Otto Heckmann (astronomer)[2] |
|
1937 TG · 1929 SK 1940 NB · 1941 UA1 1943 DG · 1944 OC 1947 FA · 1951 GX 1952 SL1 · 1963 PB A906 OC · A909 DF | |
| main-belt · Nysa [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.63 yr (40042 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8313 AU (423.56 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0395 AU (305.10 Gm) |
| 2.4354 AU (364.33 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.16255 |
| 3.80 yr (1388.2 d) | |
| 322.05° | |
| 0° 15m 33.552s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.7497° |
| 199.76° | |
| 56.828° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.02502 AU (153.341 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.21402 AU (331.213 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.485 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
29.07 km[4] 35.15±1.66 km[5] 30.20±0.30 km[6] |
Mean radius | 14.535 ± 0.7 km |
|
14.893 h (0.6205 d)[1][7] 12.05±0.05 h[8] 14.9042±0.0154 h[9] | |
|
0.0497[4] 0.034±0.004[5] 0.046±0.007[6] 0.0497 ± 0.005[1] | |
|
B–V = 0.638 U–B = 0.200 Tholen = F F [3] | |
| 11.56 | |
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1650 Heckmann, provisional designation 1937 TG, is a dark asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 11 October 1937.[10]
The asteroid is a member of the Polanian subgroup of the Nysa family of asteroids and shows a rare F-type spectrum in the Tholen classification scheme. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,389 days). It takes about of 14.9 hours to rotate around its axis[7][8][9] and has a low albedo in the range of 0.03 to 0.05, according to the IRAS, Akari and WISE/NEOWISE surveys.[4][5][6]
It was named in honor of German astronomer Otto Heckmann (1901–1983), director of the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, president of the International Astronomical Union (1967–1970) and the first director of ESO, the European Southern Observatory, which foundation had been initiated by him. He was active in the fields of cosmology and several aspects of fundamental astronomy.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1650 Heckmann (1937 TG)" (2015-05-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1650) Heckmann. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 131. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 "LCDB Data for (1650) Heckmann". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 9 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 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; 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. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. 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 9 November 2015. - 1 2 Higgins, David; Pravec, Petr; Kusnirak, Peter; Hornoch, Kamil; Brinsfield, James W.; et al. (September 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Hunters Hill Observatory and Collaborating Stations: November 2007 - March 2008". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (3): 123–126. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..123H. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1650) Heckmann". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- 1 2 Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; 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 9 November 2015.
- ↑ "1650 Heckmann (1937 TG)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 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 Geneve, Raoul Behrend
- 1650 Heckmann at the JPL Small-Body Database
