1574 Meyer
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Boyer |
| Discovery site | Algiers Observatory |
| Discovery date | 22 March 1949 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1574 Meyer |
|
Named after
|
Georges Meyer (astronomer, director)[2] |
| 1949 FD · 1930 KE 1935 CW |
|
| main-belt (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.94 yr (31,026 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6702 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.4145 AU |
| 3.5423 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0360 |
| 6.67 yr (2,435 days) | |
| 16.551° | |
| Inclination | 14.465° |
| 245.71° | |
| 264.13° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 58.68 km 60.82±1.30 km[3] 69.966±3.256 km[4] 58.94 km (derived)[5] |
| 12.64 h[6] | |
| 0.0389 0.036±0.002[3] 0.0274±0.0105[4] 0.0611 (derived)[5] |
|
| C [5] | |
| 9.8 | |
1574 Meyer, provisional designation 1949 FD, is a dark, carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 59 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Louis Boyer at the Algerian Algiers Observatory in northern Africa, on 22 March 1949.[7]
The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.4–3.7 AU once every 6 years and 8 months (2,435 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.04 and is tilted by 14 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 12.6 hours[6] and a low albedo of 0.030–0.04, as observed by the space-based Akari and WISE missions.[3][4]
The asteroid was named after French astronomer M. Georges Meyer (b.1894), director of the discovering Algiers Observatory.[2]
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1574 Meyer at the JPL Small-Body Database
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