Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | K. Korlević |
Discovery site | Višnjan Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 January 1999 |
Designations | |
(10241) Miličević | |
Named after |
Nikola Miličević
[1] (Croatian hermit) |
1999 AU6 · 1981 UX24 1996 KB1 · 1997 WB49 | |
main-belt
[1]
[2] · (
outer)
[3] Themis [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 ( JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 35.69 yr (13,034 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5285 AU |
Perihelion | 2.5672 AU |
3.0479 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1577 |
5.32 yr (1,944 d) | |
345.06 ° | |
0° 11m 6.72s / day | |
Inclination | 1.6172° |
151.77° | |
190.89° | |
Physical characteristics | |
10.882±0.159
km
[5]
[6] 8.39 km (calculated) [3] | |
3.87±0.03 h [7] | |
0.057 (assumed)
[3] 0.065±0.005 [5] [6] | |
C [3] [8] | |
13.4
[6] 13.6 [2] 13.66±0.11 (R) [7] 13.67±0.18 [8] 14.11 [3] | |
10241 Miličević, provisional designation 1999 AU6, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 January 1999, by Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević at the Višnjan Observatory in Croatia. The C-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 3.87 hours and was named after hermit and amateur astronomer Don Nikola Miličević. [1] [3]
Miličević is a Themistian asteroid that belongs to the Themis family ( 602), [4] a very large family of carbonaceous asteroids, named after 24 Themis. [9] It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 4 months (1,944 days; semi-major axis of 3.05 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. [2]
The body's observation arc begins with its first observation at Palomar Observatory in October 1981, more than 17 years prior to its official discovery observation at Višnjan. [1]
Based on its classification to the Themis family and on observations conducted by the Pan-STARRS survey, Miličević is a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. [3] [8]
In December 2014, a rotational lightcurve of Miličević was obtained from photometric observations in the R-band by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a short rotation period of 3.87 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.34 magnitude ( U=2). [3] [7]
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Miličević measures 10.882 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.065, [5] [6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a carbonaceous asteroid of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 8.39 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 14.11. [3]
This minor planet was named after Don Nikola Miličević (1887-1963), Croatian amateur astronomer and last administrator of Blaca hermitage. The Hermitage is an UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Brač island in Croatia. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 December 2005 ( M.P.C. 55720). [10]
Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | K. Korlević |
Discovery site | Višnjan Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 January 1999 |
Designations | |
(10241) Miličević | |
Named after |
Nikola Miličević
[1] (Croatian hermit) |
1999 AU6 · 1981 UX24 1996 KB1 · 1997 WB49 | |
main-belt
[1]
[2] · (
outer)
[3] Themis [4] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 ( JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 35.69 yr (13,034 d) |
Aphelion | 3.5285 AU |
Perihelion | 2.5672 AU |
3.0479 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1577 |
5.32 yr (1,944 d) | |
345.06 ° | |
0° 11m 6.72s / day | |
Inclination | 1.6172° |
151.77° | |
190.89° | |
Physical characteristics | |
10.882±0.159
km
[5]
[6] 8.39 km (calculated) [3] | |
3.87±0.03 h [7] | |
0.057 (assumed)
[3] 0.065±0.005 [5] [6] | |
C [3] [8] | |
13.4
[6] 13.6 [2] 13.66±0.11 (R) [7] 13.67±0.18 [8] 14.11 [3] | |
10241 Miličević, provisional designation 1999 AU6, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 January 1999, by Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević at the Višnjan Observatory in Croatia. The C-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 3.87 hours and was named after hermit and amateur astronomer Don Nikola Miličević. [1] [3]
Miličević is a Themistian asteroid that belongs to the Themis family ( 602), [4] a very large family of carbonaceous asteroids, named after 24 Themis. [9] It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.6–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 4 months (1,944 days; semi-major axis of 3.05 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. [2]
The body's observation arc begins with its first observation at Palomar Observatory in October 1981, more than 17 years prior to its official discovery observation at Višnjan. [1]
Based on its classification to the Themis family and on observations conducted by the Pan-STARRS survey, Miličević is a carbonaceous C-type asteroid. [3] [8]
In December 2014, a rotational lightcurve of Miličević was obtained from photometric observations in the R-band by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a short rotation period of 3.87 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.34 magnitude ( U=2). [3] [7]
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Miličević measures 10.882 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.065, [5] [6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a carbonaceous asteroid of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 8.39 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 14.11. [3]
This minor planet was named after Don Nikola Miličević (1887-1963), Croatian amateur astronomer and last administrator of Blaca hermitage. The Hermitage is an UNESCO World Heritage Site located on the Brač island in Croatia. [1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 December 2005 ( M.P.C. 55720). [10]