1710 Gothard

1710 Gothard
Discovery [1]
Discovered by G. Kulin
Discovery site Konkoly Observatory
Discovery date 20 October 1941
Designations
MPC designation 1710 Gothard
Named after
 Jenő Gothard
(amateur astronomer)[2]
1941 UF · 1955 TT
main-belt · (inner) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 60.33 yr (22036 days)
Aphelion 2.9455 AU (440.64 Gm)
Perihelion 1.6965 AU (253.79 Gm)
2.3210 AU (347.22 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.26907
3.54 yr (1291.6 d)
37.496°
0° 16m 43.428s / day
Inclination 8.4738°
356.61°
336.04°
Earth MOID 0.68884 AU (103.049 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.43519 AU (364.299 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.514
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 9.838±0.179 km[4]
5.93 km (calculated)[3]
4.939 h (0.2058 d)[1][5]
4.94 h[5]
0.0874±0.0128[4]
0.20 (assumed)[3]
S [3]
13.6

    1710 Gothard, provisional designation 1941 UF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest on 20 October 1941.[6]

    The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7–2.9 AU once every 3.54 years (1,292 days). It has a rotation period of 4.94 hours. The S-type asteroid has an albedo of 0.09 and 0.20, according to preliminary results from the NEOWISE survey and assumption made by the Light Curve Database project, respectively.[3][4]

    The asteroid was named in memory of Hungarian amateur astronomer Jenő Gothard (1857–1909), who discovered the central star in the Ring Nebula (M57).[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1710 Gothard (1941 UF)" (2015-10-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1710) Gothard. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 136. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1710) Gothard". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 November 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407Freely accessible. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
    5. 1 2 Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1710) Gothard". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
    6. ↑ "1710 Gothard (1941 UF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 November 2015.

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