1956 Artek
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | L. Chernykh |
| Discovery site | CrAO - Nauchnyj |
| Discovery date | 8 October 1969 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1956 Artek |
|
Named after
|
Artek (Young Pioneer camp)[2] |
| 1969 TX1 · 1975 TA6 | |
| main-belt (outer) · Themis [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.63 yr (22,510 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5320 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8773 AU |
| 3.2047 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1021 |
| 5.74 yr (2,095 days) | |
| 234.72° | |
| Inclination | 1.4926° |
| 153.35° | |
| 346.24° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.97±0.91 km[4] 19.92±3.55 km[5] 18.71 km (calculated)[3] |
| 9.4 h[6] | |
| 0.099±0.011[4] 0.074±0.033[5] 0.08 (assumed)[3] |
|
| C [3] | |
| 12.1 | |
1956 Artek, provisional designation 1969 TX1, is a dark asteroid in the outer regions of the asteroid belt about 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on October 8, 1969 by Russian astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj.[7] The C-type asteroid with an albedo of about 0.08, orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,095 days). It has a provisional rotation period of 9.4 hours.[6] It belongs to the Themis family.[3]
It was named after the first The first All-Union Young Pioneer camp, Artek (Арте́к) in Crimea.[2]
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1956 Artek at the JPL Small-Body Database
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