Astronomy:1546 Izsák

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1546 Izsák
001546-asteroid shape model (1546) Izsák.png
Shape model of Izsák from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byG. Kulin
Discovery siteKonkoly Obs.
Discovery date28 September 1941
Designations
(1546) Izsák
Named afterImre Izsák[2]
(Hungarian astronomer)
1941 SG1 · 1935 QC
1938 FH · 1978 BF
Minor planet categorymain-belt · (outer)[3]
background[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc81.86 yr (29,898 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}3.5686 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.7886 AU
3.1786 AU
Eccentricity0.1227
Orbital period5.67 yr (2,070 days)
Mean anomaly77.417°
Mean motion0° 10m 26.04s / day
Inclination16.138°
Longitude of ascending node190.47°
280.94°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter19.31±0.85 km[5]
26.08±1.45 km[6]
26.438±0.139 km[7]
28.487±0.110 km[8]
42.23 km (calculated)[3]
Rotation period7.33200±0.00005 h[9]
7.350±0.006 h[10][lower-alpha 1]
Geometric albedo0.057 (assumed)[3]
0.1153±0.0139[8]
0.133±0.011[7]
0.149±0.018[6]
0.249±0.029[5]
X[11] · M[8] · C[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)10.60[3][6] · 10.68±0.37[11] · 10.70[1][5][8]


1546 Izsák, provisional designation 1941 SG1, is a background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 September 1941, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory near Budapest, Hungary.[12] The asteroid was named after Hungarian astronomer Imre Izsák.[2]

Orbit and classification

Izsák is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population.[4] It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.8–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 8 months (2,070 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.12 and an inclination of 16° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

The body's observation arc begins with its identification as 1935 QC at Simeiz Observatory in August 1935, more than 6 years prior to its official discovery observation at Konkoly.[12]

Naming

This minor planet was named in memory of Imre Izsák (1929–1965), a Hungarian-born astronomer and celestial mechanician, who studied the motion of artificial satellites. He also worked at the Cincinnati Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in the United States.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 (M.P.C. 5182).[13] He is also honored by a lunar crater Izsak.[2]

Physical characteristics

Izsák has been characterized as a generic X-, a metallic M- and a carbonaceous C-type asteroid, by PanSTARRS photometric survey, by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and by the Lightcurve Data Base, respectively.[3][8][11]

Rotation period

In April 2006, a rotational lightcurve of Izsák was obtained from photometric observations by American astronomer Brian Warner at his Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado (716). Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 7.350 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.31 magnitude ({{{1}}}).[10][lower-alpha 1]

Poles

In 2016, a modeled lightcurve gave a concurring period of 7.33200 hours and determined two spin axis of (124.0°, 32.0°) and (322.0°, 60.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β).[9]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's WISE telescope, Izsák measures between 19.31 and 28.487 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.1153 and 0.249.[5][6][7][8]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for carbonaceous asteroids of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 42.23 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.6.[3]

Notes

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Lightcurve plot of 1546 Izsák, Palmer Divide Observatory, Brian D. Warner (2006). Summary figures at the LCDB

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1546 Izsak (1941 SG1)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2001546. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1546) Izsák". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1546) Izsák. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 122. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1547. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "LCDB Data for (1546) Izsák". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=1546%7CIzsák. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  4. Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 "Asteroid 1546 Izsak – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.6&n=1546. 
  5. Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C. et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 759 (1): 5. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Bibcode2012ApJ...759L...8M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2012ApJ...759L...8M. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  6. Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan 63 (5): 1117–1138. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Bibcode2011PASJ...63.1117U.  (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
  7. Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 7.2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R. et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal 791 (2): 11. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Bibcode2014ApJ...791..121M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014ApJ...791..121M. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  8. Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 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. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Bibcode2011ApJ...741...90M. 
  9. Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 Hanus, J.; Durech, J.; Oszkiewicz, D. A.; Behrend, R.; Carry, B.; Delbo, M. et al. (February 2016). "New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large collaboration network". Astronomy and Astrophysics 586: 24. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527441. Bibcode2016A&A...586A.108H. 
  10. Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 Warner, Brian D. (December 2006). "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006". The Minor Planet Bulletin 33 (4): 85–88. ISSN 1052-8091. Bibcode2006MPBu...33...85W. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2006MPBu...33...85W. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  11. Jump up to: 11.0 11.1 11.2 Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus 261: 34–47. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Bibcode2015Icar..261...34V. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015Icar..261...34V. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  12. Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 "1546 Izsak (1941 SG1)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1546. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 
  13. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 28 September 2017. 

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