1359 Prieska
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1935 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1359 Prieska |
Named after | Prieska (town)[2] |
|
1935 OC · A903 UE A917 HA | |
| main-belt · (outer) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.47 yr (41081 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3305 AU (498.24 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9102 AU (435.36 Gm) |
| 3.1204 AU (466.81 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.067353 |
| 5.51 yr (2013.3 d) | |
| 160.94° | |
| 0° 10m 43.716s / day | |
| Inclination | 11.100° |
| 64.040° | |
| 343.14° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.92107 AU (287.388 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.02082 AU (302.310 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.184 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
51.98 km (IRAS:20)[1] 48.491±0.439 km[4] 52.07 km (derived)[3] |
Mean radius | 25.99±0.7 km |
|
0.0570±0.0085[4] 0.0494 (derived)[3] 0.0413±0.002[1] | |
|
B–V = 0.710 U–B = 0.355 Tholen = CX C [3] | |
| 10.3[1] | |
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1359 Prieska, provisional designation 1935 OC, is a rare-type carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 52 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by English-born South-African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory, Johannesburg, on 22 July 1935.[5]
The dark C-type asteroid is classified as a rather rare CX-subtype in the Tholen taxonomy (also see list of CX-type asteroids). It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.3 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,017 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.07 and is tilted by 11 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. According to the survey carried out by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, it has an albedo of 0.04, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives a slighly larger value of 0.05.[3][4] The body's rotation period remains unknown.
The minor planet was named in honour of Prieska, a town on the south bank of the Orange River, in the province of the Northern Cape, in western South Africa.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1359 Prieska (1935 OC)" (2015-11-20 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1359) Prieska. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 110. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1359) Prieska". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 14 December 2015. - ↑ "1359 Prieska (1935 OC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 December 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
- 1359 Prieska at the JPL Small-Body Database
