100000 Astronautica

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100000 Astronautica
Discovery [1]
Discovered by J. B. Gibson
Discovery site Palomar Obs.
Discovery date28 September 1982
Designations
(100000) Astronautica
Named after
50th anniv. Space Age [1] [2]
(Latin: star sailor)
1982 SH1 ·2002 CW115
main-belt  ·( inner ) [3]
Hungaria [4] [5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 35.59 yr (12,999 d)
Aphelion 2.0707 AU
Perihelion 1.7388 AU
1.9048 AU
Eccentricity 0.0871
2.63 yr (960 d)
309.12°
0° 22m 29.64s / day
Inclination 21.185°
186.56°
199.64°
Earth  MOID 0.7440 AU (290 LD)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
0.94  km (est. at 0.35) [6]
E (family based) [7]
16.9 [1] [3]

    100000 Astronautica, provisionally designated 1982 SH1, is a sub-kilometer asteroid and member of the Hungaria family from the innermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 940 meters (0.58 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 28 September 1982, by American astronomer James Gibson at Palomar Observatory, California, United States. The likely bright E-type asteroid was named Astronautica (Latin for "star sailor") on the 50th anniversary of the Space Age. [1]

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    Orbit and classification

    Astronautica is a core member of the Hungaria family ( 003 ), [4] [5] an asteroid family and dynamical group, which forms the innermost dense concentration of asteroids in the Solar System. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 1.7–2.1  AU once every 2 years and 8 months (960 days; semi-major axis of 1.9 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 21° with respect to the ecliptic. [3] The body's observation arc begins with its discovery observation at Palomar Observatory in September 1982. [1]

    Naming

    This minor planet marked the milestone of the 100,000th numbered minor planet in October 2005. [8] It was named by the International Astronomical Union's Committee on Small Body Nomenclature to recognize the 50th anniversary of the start of the Space Age, as marked by the launch of the Soviet Sputnik spacecraft into orbit on 4 October 1957. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 September 2007 ( M.P.C. 60731). [9] The number 100,000 is significant because it marks the altitude in meters where outer space begins, as delineated by the Kármán line established by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale. The name "Astronautica" is Latin for "star sailor". [2] [8]

    Physical characteristics

    Most members of the Hungaria family are E-type asteroids, which means they have extremely bright enstatite surfaces and albedos typically around 0.35. [7] Based on the body's estimated albedo and its absolute magnitude of 16.9, [1] [3] Astronautica measures approximately 940 meters (0.58 miles) in diameter. [6] As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Astronautica has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown. [3] [10]

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