1841 Masaryk
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Kohoutek |
| Discovery site | Bergedorf Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 October 1971 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1841 Masaryk |
|
Named after
|
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk[2] |
| 1971 UO1 · 1936 FW 1955 DE · 1959 VJ 1968 FG · 1970 QN |
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| main-belt (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.58 yr (29,067 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.7655 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.0822 AU |
| 3.4238 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0997 |
| 6.34 yr (2,314 days) | |
| 189.44° | |
| Inclination | 2.6200° |
| 45.327° | |
| 119.50° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 46.07 km[3] 43.77±0.83 km[4] 38.642±0.544 km[5] 46.04 km (derived)[6] |
| 7.53 h[7] | |
| 0.0398[3] 0.045±0.002[4] 0.0567±0.0036[5] 0.0364 (derived)[6] |
|
| C [6] | |
| 10.9 | |
1841 Masaryk, provisional designation 1971 UO1, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, about 46 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 October 1971 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[8]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.1–3.8 AU once every 6 years and 4 months (2,314 days). Its orbit is nearly coplanar with the ecliptic and only slighly eccentric (<0.1). It has a rotation period of 7.53 hours.[7] The geometric albedo of the C-type asteroid is in the range of 0.036 to 0.057.[3][4][5][6]
It was named in honor of the first president of the independent Czechoslovak Republic, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), statesman, philosopher and known for his humanistic ideas.[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 Geneve, Raoul Behrend
- 1841 Masaryk at the JPL Small-Body Database
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