1692 Subbotina

1692 Subbotina
Discovery[1]
Discovered by G. Neujmin
Discovery site Simeiz Obs.
Discovery date 16 August 1936
Designations
MPC designation 1692 Subbotina
Named after
Mikhail F. Subbotin
(Soviet scientist)[2][3]
1936 QD · 1927 SL
1930 FG · 1931 OA
1935 GJ · 1935 JJ
1940 LK · 1941 SO1
1941 UA · 1949 HL1
1950 RZ · 1951 YM1
1955 SO2 · 1964 RC
main-belt · (outer)[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 84.47 yr (30,853 days)       
Aphelion 3.1718 AU
Perihelion 2.4014 AU
2.7866 AU
Eccentricity 0.1382
4.65 yr (1,699 days)
77.3983°
 12m 42.84s / day
Inclination 2.4276°
199.6556°
112.3001°
Earth MOID 1.38695 AU (207.485 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.07954 AU (311.095 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.315
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 36.59±1.7 km (IRAS:11)[5]
38.11±0.53 km[6]
36.075±0.380 km[7]
39.89±6.80 km[8]
36.53 km (derived)[4]
9.2457±0.0005 h[9]
0.0479±0.005 (IRAS:11)[5]
0.045±0.002[6]
0.0490±0.0058[7]
0.034±0.012[8]
0.0400 (derived)[4]
SMASS = Cg[1] · C[4]
11.3[1][4][8]
11.1[5][6][7]

    1692 Subbotina, provisional designation 1936 QD, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 37 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on 16 August 1936.[10] On the following night, astronomer Karl Reinmuth independently discovered the body at Heidelberg, Germany.[2]

    The dark C-type asteroid is also classified as a Cg-subtype on the SMASS taxonomic scheme. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.4–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,699 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 2°, nearly coplanar to the ecliptic.[1] The first used precovery was taken at Heidelberg Observatory in 1931, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 5 years prior to its discovery. However, the first observations were already made at the discovering observatory in 1927.[10]

    A rotational light-curve was obtained from photometric observations made by Italian astronomer Silvano Casulli and French astronomer Laurent Bernasconi in October 2006. The light-curve gave a well-defined rotation period of 9.2457±0.0005 hours with a brightness variation of 0.3 in magnitude (U=3).[9]

    According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures between 36.1 and 39.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a notably low albedo in the range of 0.034 to 0.049.[5][6][7][8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.04 and a diameter of 36.5 kilometers.[4]

    The minor planet was named in memory of eminent Soviet scientist, Mikhail Fedorovich Subbotin (1893–1966), long-time director of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in former Leningrad. The lunar crater Subbotin was also named in his honour.[2][3] Naming citation was published before November 1977 (M.P.C. 2740).[11]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1692 Subbotina (1936 QD)" (2016-01-12 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1692) Subbotina. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 134–135. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    3. 1 2 "Mikhail Fedorovich Subbotin (1893–1966) – Obituary". Soviet Astronomy. 11: 375–376. October 1967. Bibcode:1967SvA....11..375. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "LCDB Data for (1692) Subbotina". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    5. 1 2 3 4 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 15 May 2016.
    6. 1 2 3 4 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. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    7. 1 2 3 4 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:1109.6407Freely accessible. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    8. 1 2 3 4 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:1209.5794Freely accessible. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    9. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1692) Subbotina". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    10. 1 2 "1692 Subbotina (1936 QD)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
    11. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 May 2016.

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