719 Albert
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Discovery[1]
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| Discovered by | Johann Palisa |
| Discovery site | Imperial Observatory, Vienna |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1911 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names | 1911 MT; 2000 JW8 |
| Minor planet category |
Amor, Mars-crosser |
| Epoch 2008-05-14 (JD 2454600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 4.080300074 ± 1.7224e-08 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.17634643 ± 9.2337e-08 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.628323253 ± 1.1095e-08 AU |
| Eccentricity | .552434643 ± 3.4904e-08 |
| Orbital period | 4.26 ± 2.698e-08 a |
| Average orbital speed | 16.87 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 205.2955438 ± 1.5165e-06° |
| Inclination | 11.5551994 ± 6.5388e-06° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 184.060354 ± 2.1126e-05° |
| Time of periastron | 2455269.3318031 ± 6.0276e-06 JED |
| Argument of perihelion | 155.779766 ± 2.5666e-05° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 2.4 km[3] |
| Mass | 1.4×1013 kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ~0.0007 m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ~0.0013 km/s |
| Rotation period | 5.802 h[4] |
| Albedo | assumed 0.15[3] or 0.12[4] |
| Temperature | ~171 K |
| Spectral type | S[5] |
| Absolute magnitude | 15.8[6] |
719 Albert is a Mars-crossing, Amor asteroid; it was the second one discovered after 433 Eros.
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[edit] Discovery
Discovered in 1911 by Johann Palisa, the asteroid was named after one of the Imperial Observatory in Vienna's major benefactors, Albert Salomon von Rothschild, who had died some months before.[1] Due to inaccuracies in the asteroid's computed orbit it was subsequently lost and not recovered until 2000 by Jeffrey Larsen using data from the Spacewatch asteroid survey project.[1] When it was recovered in 2000, Albert was the last "lost" asteroid among those assigned numbers (69230 Hermes was not numbered until 2003). The second last "lost" numbered asteroid, 878 Mildred, had been recovered in 1991.[1]
When it was rediscovered 719 Albert was mistakenly thought to be a new asteroid and was designated 2000 JW8.[7] Upon further investigation, however, it was noticed that its orbital plane matched up nicely with the last remaining "lost" asteroid and it was properly identified. Using the new observational data the period was determined to be about 4.28 years instead of the 4.1 years calculated in 1911; this was the primary reason the asteroid was lost.[1]
[edit] Physical properties
Most of what is known about 719 Albert comes from observations taken after its rediscovery. In 2001 it passed near the Earth, allowing for a series of observations at differing phase angles. During this pass its rotational period was calculated at 5.802 hours and a measured absolute magnitude of 15.43 together with an assumed albedo of 0.12 gave a diameter of 2.8 km.[4] Another group led by R. P. Binzel measured an absolute magnitude of 15.8; they however used an assumed albedo of 0.15 leading to a calculated diameter of 2.4 km.[3] Other observations carried out in October 2001 at the 5 meter Hale Telescope by Binzel et al. classified it as an S-type asteroid.[5]
[edit] External links
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 719 Albert
- EARN Database: 719 Albert
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Cowen, Ron. "Astronomers Rediscover Long-Lost Asteroid", Science News, 2000-05-20.
- ^ NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 719 Albert
- ^ a b c Binzel, R. P.; et al. (2002). "Physical Properties of Near-Earth Objects". Asteroids III: 255 - 271. University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0816522812.
- ^ a b c Krugly, Yu. N.; Belskaya, I. N.; Chiorny, V. G.; Shevchenko, V. G.; Gaftonyuk, N. M. (November 2002). "CCD Photometry of Near-Earth Asteroids in 2001". Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets, Meteors: 903 - 906. ISBN 92-9092-810-7.
- ^ a b Binzel, R. P.; et al. (August 2004). "Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes". Icarus 170 (2): 259 - 294.
- ^ "MPEC 2000-J37" (2000-05-09).
- ^ "IAU Circular: IAUC 7420" (2000-05-09).
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