Astronomy:1864 Daedalus

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1864 Daedalus
Discovery[1]
Discovered byT. Gehrels
Discovery sitePalomar Obs.
Discovery date24 March 1971
Designations
(1864) Daedalus
Pronunciation/ˈdɛdələs/[4]
Named afterDaedalus (Greek mythology)[2]
1971 FA
Minor planet categoryApollo · NEO[1][3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc46.14 yr (16,854 days)
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}2.3586 AU
|{{{apsis}}}|helion}}0.5634 AU
1.4610 AU
Eccentricity0.6144
Orbital period1.77 yr (645 days)
Mean anomaly23.049°
Mean motion0° 33m 29.16s / day
Inclination22.211°
Longitude of ascending node6.6379°
325.64°
Earth MOID0.2693 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.722±0.114 km[5]
3.00 km (derived)[6]
3.7 km[7]
Rotation period8.57 h[8]
8.572 h[9]
8.575±0.002 h[10]
Geometric albedo0.20 (assumed)[6]
0.273±0.055[5][7]
SQ (Tholen)[1] · Sr (SMASS)[1]
Sq[11] · S[6]
B–V = 0.830[1]
U–B = 0.500[1]
Absolute magnitude (H)14.85[1][5] · 14.98[6][9]


1864 Daedalus, provisional designation 1971 FA, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 3 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 24 March 1971, by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory, California, and named after Daedalus from Greek mythology.[3]

Orbit and classification

Daedalus is a member of the Apollo asteroids, a group of near-Earth object with an Earth-crossing orbit. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 0.6–2.4 AU once every 1 years and 9 months (645 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.61 and an inclination of 22° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] It has an Earth Minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) of 0.2693 AU.[1]

Physical characteristics

Daedalus is a stony asteroid, characterized as an SQ and Sr spectral type in the Tholen and SMASS taxonomy.[1]

Diameter and albedo

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, it measures 2.7 and 3.7 kilometers in diameter, respectively, and its surface has an albedo of 0.273.[5][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and derives a diameter of 3.0 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 14.98.[6]

Rotation period

Several rotational lightcurves of Daedalus were obtained by astronomers Tom Gehrels, Petr Pravec and Brian Warner. Lightcurve analysis gave a concurring rotation period of 8.572 hours with a high brightness variation of 0.85–1.04 magnitude, indicating a non-spheroidal shape ({{{1}}}).[8][9][10]

Naming

This minor planet was named after the Greek mythological figure Daedalus, the builder of King Minos' labyrinth, who was subsequently imprisoned there with his son Icarus. They escaped on wings of feathers and wax, but whereas Icarus was drowned when the wax in his wings melted, Daedalus went on to Sicily and built there a temple to Apollo. There is also a lunar crater called Daedalus.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 December 1974 (M.P.C. 3758).[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1864 Daedalus (1971 FA)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2001864. Retrieved 9 June 2017. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1864) Daedalus". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1864) Daedalus. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 149. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1865. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "1864 Daedalus (1971 FA)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1864. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  4. ↑ "Daedalus". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Daedalus. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...90M. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "LCDB Data for (1864) Daedalus". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=1864%7CDaedalus. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J.; Masiero, J.; McMillan, R. S.; Cutri, R. M. et al. (December 2011). "NEOWISE Observations of Near-Earth Objects: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal 743 (2): 17. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/156. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...743..156M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...743..156M. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Gehrels, T.; Roemer, E.; Marsden, B. G. (September 1971). "Minor Planets and Related Objects. VIL Asteroid 1971 FA". Astronomical Journal 76: 607. doi:10.1086/111169. Bibcode: 1971AJ.....76..607G. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=1971AJ.....76..607G. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Varady, M.; Bárta, P. (December 1995). "CCD Photometry of 6 Near-Earth Asteroids". Earth 71 (3): 177–187. doi:10.1007/BF00612955. Bibcode: 1995EM&P...71..177P. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=1995EM&P...71..177P. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Warner, Brian D. (July 2015). "Near-Earth Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at CS3-Palmer Divide Station: 2015 January - March". The Minor Planet Bulletin 42 (3): 172–183. ISSN 1052-8091. Bibcode: 2015MPBu...42..172W. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015MPBu...42..172W. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  11. ↑ Thomas, Cristina A.; Emery, Joshua P.; Trilling, David E.; Delbó, Marco; Hora, Joseph L.; Mueller, Michael (January 2014). "Physical characterization of Warm Spitzer-observed near-Earth objects". Icarus 228: 217–246. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.10.004. Bibcode: 2014Icar..228..217T. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2014Icar..228..217T. Retrieved 12 December 2016. 
  12. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 221. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4. ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryminorp2008schm. 

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