5751 Zao

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5751 Zao
Discovery [1]
Discovered by M. Koishikawa
Discovery site Ayashi Station
Discovery date5 January 1992
Designations
(1992) AC
Named after
Mount Zaō
MPO 319156, 1989 EN1
Amor Minor Planets - Amor.svg
NEO
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 9792 days (26.81 yr)
Aphelion 2.994076221  AU (447.9074274  Gm)
Perihelion 1.21174819 AU (181.274949 Gm)
2.102912204 AU (314.5911880 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.423776140
3.05 yr (1113.9 d)
300.120144°
0° 19m 23.523s / day
Inclination 16.0739405°
121.691193°
25.2587992°
Earth  MOID 0.244159 AU (36.5257 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
2.3  km [3]
76  h (3.2  d) [3]
0.36 [3]
14.8

    5751 Zao, provisional designation 1992 AC, is an Amor asteroid discovered by Japanese astronomer M. Koishikawa at the Ayashi Station of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory on 5 January 1992

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    Physical properties

    Zao has been observed by several groups to determine its rotational period. Its light curve was observed by Pravec, et al. between 1992 and 1995 with the intention of determining its rotational period. From its nearly constant brightness it was determined that the asteroid is roughly spherical and has a rotational period of ≥ 21.7  hr. [4] Another group led by Wisniewski conducted an approximately 5 hour observation and were unable to conclude a rotational period. [5] Zao was again observed in 2001 by Delbó, et al. using the Keck telescope. They were able to determine the asteroid's albedo of 0.36 and re-classify the asteroid from X-type to E-type. [6] Using the asteroid's albedo and the Near Earth Asteroid Thermal Model (NEATM) the asteroid's diameter was estimated to be 2.3 km. [6] Further study of the asteroid by the Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project concludes that a rotational period of 76 hours is consistent with earlier measurements. [3] [7]

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    References

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