4606 Saheki

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4606 Saheki
4606Saheki (Lightcurve Inversion).png
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Saheki
Discovery  [1]
Discovered by T. Seki
Discovery site Geisei Obs.
Discovery date27 October 1987
Designations
(4606) Saheki
Named after
Tsuneo Saheki (astronomer) [2]
1987 UM1 ·1972 GA1
1977 TJ7 ·1977 VF2
1982 FH4
main-belt  · Flora   [3]
Orbital characteristics   [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 63.81 yr (23,305 days)
Aphelion 2.4805 AU
Perihelion 2.0231 AU
2.2518 AU
Eccentricity 0.1016
3.38 yr (1,234 days)
202.74°
0° 17m 30.12s / day
Inclination 2.6338°
241.26°
251.92°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.655±0.069 [4]
6.712±0.041 km [5]
7.14 km (calculated) [3]
4.969±0.003 h [lower-alpha 1]
4.97347±0.00005 h [6]
5.032±0.001 h [7]
0.24 (assumed) [3]
0.3266±0.0245 [5]
0.332±0.088 [4]
S   [3]
12.7 [5]  ·13.0 [1] [3]  ·13.35±0.32 [8]

    4606 Saheki, provisional designation 1987 UM1, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter.

    Contents

    The asteroid was discovered on 27 October 1987, by Japanese astronomer Tsutomu Seki at Geisei Observatory, Japan. [9] It was later named after Japanese astronomer Tsuneo Saheki. [2]

    Classification and orbit

    Saheki is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest families of stony asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5  AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,234 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] The first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory in 1953, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 34 years prior to its discovery. [9]

    Physical characteristics

    Rotation period

    In January 2009, a rotational lightcurve of Saheki was obtained from photometric observations by David Higgins at Hunters Hill Observatory, Australia. Lightcurve analysis rendered a well-defined rotation period of 4.969 hours with a brightness variation of 0.56 in magnitude ( U=3 ). [lower-alpha 1]

    Two months later, in March 2009, a second lightcurve was obtained at the Via Capote Observatory ( G69 ), California. It gave a period of 5.032 and an amplitude of 0.68 in magnitude ( U=3- ). [7]

    Spin axis

    In 2013, an international study modeled a lightcurve with a concurring period of 4.97347 hours and found a spin axis of (44.0°, 59.0°) and (222.0°, 68.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β), respectively ( Q=2 ). [6]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Saheki has a high albedo of 0.33 and a diameter of 6.7 kilometers, [4] [5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link calculates a diameter of 7.1 kilometers, based on an assumed albedo of 0.24, derived from 8 Flora, the Flora family's namesake and largest member. [3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Japanese astronomer and president of the Toa Astronomical Society, Tsuneo Saheki (1916–1996). Over half a century, Saheki as gathered large inventory of observational data of the planet Mars. [2] The Martian crater Saheki is also named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 28 May 1991 ( M.P.C. 18308). [10]

    Notes

    1. 1 2 Higgins (2011) web: rotation period 4.969±0.003 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.56 mag. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assigns a quality code of U=3 to the period solution, which denotes a secure result within the precision given and no ambiguity. Summary figures for (4606) Saheki at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL)

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