Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | G. Kulin |
Discovery site | Konkoly Obs. |
Discovery date | 20 October 1941 |
Designations | |
(1710) Gothard | |
Named after | Jenő Gothard (amateur astronomer) [2] |
1941 UF · 1955 TT | |
main-belt · ( inner) [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 ( JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 61.45 yr (22,446 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9449 AU |
Perihelion | 1.6975 AU |
2.3212 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2687 |
3.54 yr (1,292 days) | |
204.83 ° | |
0° 16m 43.32s / day | |
Inclination | 8.4727° |
356.61° | |
335.99° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 5.66 km (calculated)
[3] 9.838±0.179 km [4] [5] |
4.939±0.003
h
[6] 4.94 h [6] | |
0.087±0.013
[4]
[5] 0.20 (assumed) [3] | |
S [3] | |
13.3 [4] · 13.6 [1] [3] | |
1710 Gothard, provisional designation 1941 UF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 October 1941, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. [7] It was later named after Hungarian amateur astronomer Jenő Gothard. [2]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,292 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 8 ° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] Gothard's observation arc begins 14 years after its official discovery observation, when it was identified as 1955 TT at Uccle Observatory in 1955. [7]
In October 2001 and October 2008, two rotational light-curves of Gothard were obtained by French amateur astronomers Laurent Bernasconi and René Roy, giving a concurring rotation period of 4.94 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 and 0.32 in magnitude, respectively ( U=3/3-). [6]
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Gothard measures 9.84 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.087, [4] [5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 5.66 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.6. [3]
This minor planet was named in memory of Hungarian amateur astronomer Jenő Gothard (1857–1909), who discovered the central star in the Ring Nebula (M57). [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 ( M.P.C. 5183). [8]
Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | G. Kulin |
Discovery site | Konkoly Obs. |
Discovery date | 20 October 1941 |
Designations | |
(1710) Gothard | |
Named after | Jenő Gothard (amateur astronomer) [2] |
1941 UF · 1955 TT | |
main-belt · ( inner) [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 ( JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 61.45 yr (22,446 days) |
Aphelion | 2.9449 AU |
Perihelion | 1.6975 AU |
2.3212 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2687 |
3.54 yr (1,292 days) | |
204.83 ° | |
0° 16m 43.32s / day | |
Inclination | 8.4727° |
356.61° | |
335.99° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 5.66 km (calculated)
[3] 9.838±0.179 km [4] [5] |
4.939±0.003
h
[6] 4.94 h [6] | |
0.087±0.013
[4]
[5] 0.20 (assumed) [3] | |
S [3] | |
13.3 [4] · 13.6 [1] [3] | |
1710 Gothard, provisional designation 1941 UF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 October 1941, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. [7] It was later named after Hungarian amateur astronomer Jenő Gothard. [2]
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,292 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 8 ° with respect to the ecliptic. [1] Gothard's observation arc begins 14 years after its official discovery observation, when it was identified as 1955 TT at Uccle Observatory in 1955. [7]
In October 2001 and October 2008, two rotational light-curves of Gothard were obtained by French amateur astronomers Laurent Bernasconi and René Roy, giving a concurring rotation period of 4.94 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 and 0.32 in magnitude, respectively ( U=3/3-). [6]
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Gothard measures 9.84 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.087, [4] [5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 5.66 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.6. [3]
This minor planet was named in memory of Hungarian amateur astronomer Jenő Gothard (1857–1909), who discovered the central star in the Ring Nebula (M57). [2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 ( M.P.C. 5183). [8]