9524 O'Rourke

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9524 O'Rourke
Discovery [1]
Discovered by S. J. Bus
Discovery site Siding Spring Obs.
Discovery date2 March 1981
Designations
(9524) O'Rourke
Named after
Laurence O'Rourke
(ESAC researcher) [2]
1981 EJ5 ·1975 NU
main-belt  ·(inner)
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 41.90 yr (15,305 days)
Aphelion 2.6928 AU
Perihelion 1.7027 AU
2.1978 AU
Eccentricity 0.2253
3.26 yr (1,190 days)
335.52°
0° 18m 9s / day
Inclination 4.9414°
286.97°
9.9334°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.920±0.662 km [3]
0.273±0.087 [3]
14.7 [1]

    9524 O'Rourke, provisionally designated 1981 EJ5, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 March 1981, by American astronomer Schelte Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory in New South Wales, Australia. The asteroid was named after Laurence O'Rourke, a researcher at the European Space Astronomy Centre. [2]

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    Orbit and classification

    O'Rourke orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.7–2.7  AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,190 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] It was first observed as 1975 NU at Crimea–Nauchnij in 1975, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 6 years prior to its official discovery observation. [2]

    Physical characteristics

    According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 2.920 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.273. [3]

    As of 2017, O'Rourke's spectral type, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown. [1] [4]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Laurence O'Rourke (born 1970), a researcher at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain, and a coordinator of ESA's Rosetta mission. [2] [5] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 12 July 2014 ( M.P.C. 89078). [6]

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    References

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