2542 Calpurnia

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2542 Calpurnia
Discovery  [1]
Discovered by E. Bowell
Discovery site Anderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date11 February 1980
Designations
(2542) Calpurnia
Pronunciation /kælˈpɜːrniə/ [2]
Named after
 Calpurnia (Julius Caesar's wife) [3]
1980 CF ·1972 XN2
1976 OE
main-belt  ·(outer)
Orbital characteristics   [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 62.57 yr (22,854 days)
Aphelion 3.3624 AU
Perihelion 2.8997 AU
3.1311 AU
Eccentricity 0.0739
5.54 yr (2,024 days)
248.88°
0° 10m 40.44s / day
Inclination 4.6207°
145.71°
47.930°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions18±1 km [4]
20.854±0.281 km [5]
27.6±2.3 km [6]
0.0639±0.012 [6]
0.102±0.007 [5]
0.15±0.02 [4]
C   [7]
11.6 [1]

    2542 Calpurnia, provisionally designated 1980 CF, is a carbonaceous high-albedo asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1980, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Anderson Mesa Station, Flagstaff, United States. [8] The asteroid was named after Julius Caesar's wife, Calpurnia. [3]

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    Orbit and classification

    Calpurnia orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.9–3.4  AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,024 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] In 1954, a first precovery was taken at the Palomar Observatory in California, extending the body's observation arc by 26 prior to its official discovery observation at Anderson Mesa. [8]

    Physical characterization

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Calpurnia measures 27.6 and 20.854 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.0639 and 0.102, respectively. [6] [5] It has an absolute magnitude of 11.6. [1]

    Near-infrared spectroscopic observations, however, gave a higher albedo of 0.15 with a subsequently shorter diameter of 18 kilometers. Calpurnia has a featureless surface with up to 60% amorphous magnesium pyroxenes that might explain the high albedo for an carbonaceous outer-belt asteroid. [4]

    Lightcurve

    As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained. The body's spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown. [1] [9]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Calpurnia, the last wife of Julius Caesar. [3] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982 ( M.P.C. 6834). [10]

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