17795 Elysiasegal

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17795 Elysiasegal
Discovery [1]
Discovered by LINEAR
Discovery site Lincoln Lab's ETS
Discovery date20 March 1998
Designations
(17795) Elysiasegal
Named after
 Elysia Segal
(2003 ISEF awardee) [2] [3]
1998 FJ61 ·1999 NL14
main-belt  ·(inner)
Nysa
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 20.73 yr (7,570 days)
Aphelion 2.8037 AU
Perihelion 1.9797 AU
2.3917 AU
Eccentricity 0.1723
3.70 yr (1,351 days)
168.50°
0° 15m 59.4s / day
Inclination 1.7316°
345.31°
107.33°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 5±2 km (calculated) [4]
14.6 [1]

    17795 Elysiasegal (provisional designation 1998 FJ61) is a Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 1998, by the LINEAR team at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States. [5] The asteroid was named after Elysia Segal, a 2003 ISEF awardee. [2]

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    Orbit and classification

    Elysiasegal orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.8  AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,351 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] A first precovery was taken by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program in 1996, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 2 years prior to its official discovery observation. [5]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named for Elysia Segal, American actress and first-place winner at the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, for her research analyzing the use of proteoglycans as a potential biomarker for congenital hydrocephalus. [2] [3] [6] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 14 June 2004 ( M.P.C. 52173). [7]

    Physical characteristics

    Little is known about Elysiasegal's size, composition, albedo and rotation. [1] [8] Based on its absolute magnitude of 14.5, its diameter is likely to be between 3 and 7 kilometers, assuming an albedo in the range of 0.05 to 0.25. [4]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17795 Elysiasegal (1998 FJ61)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 26 June 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(17795) Elysiasegal [2.39, 0.17, 1.7]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17795) Elysiasegal, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 110. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_1177. ISBN   978-3-540-34361-5.
    3. 1 2 "Ceres Connection 2003 Award Honorees". MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
    4. 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
    5. 1 2 "17795 Elysiasegal (1998 FJ61)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
    6. ↑ "Intel ISEF 2003 Finalist Profile". Society for Science & the Public. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
    7. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
    8. ↑ "LCDB Data for (17795) Elysiasegal". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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