2065 Spicer

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2065 Spicer
Discovery  [1]
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date9 September 1959
Designations
(2065) Spicer
Named after
 Edward H. Spicer
(American anthropologist) [2]
1959 RN ·1952 BS1
1955 XC ·1968 QX
1973 YR2
main-belt  ·(middle)  [3]
Orbital characteristics   [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 60.34 yr (22,038 days)
Aphelion 3.3313 AU
Perihelion 2.0659 AU
2.6986 AU
Eccentricity 0.2345
4.43 yr (1,619 days)
350.70°
0° 13m 20.28s / day
Inclination 6.4348°
328.09°
66.381°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions16.721±0.088 km [4] [5]
18.43 km (calculated) [3]
18.165±0.005 h [6] [lower-alpha 1]
0.057 (assumed) [3]
0.062±0.007 [4] [5]
SMASS = Xc  [1]  · P   [4]  · X   [3]
12.03±0.23 [7]  ·12.2 [4]  ·12.4 [1] [3]

    2065 Spicer, provisional designation 1959 RN, is a dark and eccentric asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter.

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    The asteroid was discovered on 9 September 1959, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States, and named after American anthropologist Edward H. Spicer. [2] [8]

    Orbit and classification

    Spicer orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.1–3.3  AU once every 4 years and 5 months (1,619 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic. [1]

    Physical characteristics

    Spicer's spectra is that of an X-type and Xc-type in SMASS classification scheme, which indicates a transitional stage to the carbonaceous C-type asteroid. [1] It has also been characterized as a P-type asteroid by the NEOWISE mission. [4]

    Photometry

    In January 2005, photometric measurements of Spicer made by American astronomer Brian Warner at the Palmer Divide Observatory ( 716 ) gave a lightcurve with a well-defined rotation period of 18.165±0.005 hours and a brightness variation of 1.0±0.03 magnitude ( U=3 ). [6] [lower-alpha 1]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Spicer measures 16.721 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.062, [4] [5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 18.43 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.4. [3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after American anthropologist Edward H. Spicer (1906–1983), professor at the University of Arizona, and a former president of the American Anthropological Association. [2]

    In 1955, Spicer's negotiations with the local district and tribal councils were instrumental for receiving permission to evaluate the location where the Kitt Peak National Observatory was later built. [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 May 1983 ( M.P.C. 7944). [9]

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Lightcurve plot of 2065 Spicer from the Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2005)

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