1218 Aster

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1218 Aster
001218-asteroid shape model (1218) Aster.png
Shape model of Aster from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date29 January 1932
Designations
(1218) Aster
Pronunciation /ˈæstər/ [2]
Named after
 Aster (genus of flowers) [3]
1932 BJ ·1978 TJ5
1978 VQ12
main-belt  ·(inner)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.35 yr (31,173 days)
Aphelion 2.5110 AU
Perihelion 2.0158 AU
2.2634 AU
Eccentricity 0.1094
3.41 yr (1,244 days)
56.714°
0° 17m 21.84s / day
Inclination 3.1572°
63.820°
69.372°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.554±0.084 km [4]
0.332±0.043 [4]
13.2 [1]

    1218 Aster, provisional designation 1932 BJ, is a bright asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1932, it was later named after the flowering plant Aster.

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    Discovery

    Aster was discovered on 29 January 1932, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany. [5] Two nights later, it was independently discovered by Italian astronomer Mario A. Ferrero at the Pino Torinese Observatory at Turin, Italy. [3]

    Classification and orbit

    Aster orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5  AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,244 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.11 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic. [1]

    The asteroid's observation arc begins at the discovering observatory, one week after its official discovery observation. [5]

    Physical characteristics

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Aster measures 5.554 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.332. [4]

    Lightcurves

    As of 2017, rotational lightcurve of Aster has been obtained. [6] The body's rotation period, shape and variation in magnitude shifted from unknown movements [1] [7] to specific identifiable spin/shape determinations.

    Naming

    The minor planet was named after the genus of flowers, Aster (also see List of minor planets named after animals and plants § Plants). The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 ( H 113 ). [3]

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    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1218 Aster (1932 BJ)" (2017-06-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
    2. ↑ "aster". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary .
    3. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1218) Aster". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1218) Aster. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 101. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1219. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
    4. 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv: 1406.6645 . Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121 . Retrieved 23 July 2017.
    5. 1 2 "1218 Aster (1932 BJ)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
    6. ↑ Minor Planet Lightcurve Data, Organ Mesa Observatory. "Asteroid Lightcurve Research 1218 Aster Phased Plot". Fred Pilcher's Minor Planet Lightcurves. Astronomical Society of Las Cruces (ASLC). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
    7. ↑ "LCDB Data for (1218) Aster". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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