Astronomy:4354 Euclides
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. J. van Houten I. van Houten-G. T. Gehrels |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 September 1960 |
| Designations | |
| (4354) Euclides | |
| Pronunciation | /juːˈklaɪdiːz/[4] |
| Named after | Euclid (Εὐκλείδης Eukleidēs)[1] (Greek mathematician) |
| 2142 P-L · 1971 BL2 1979 YO6 · 1983 RF | |
| Minor planet category | main-belt [1][2] · (middle) Dora [3] |
| Orbital characteristics [2] | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 63.66 yr (23,250 d) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.3787 AU |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.2128 AU |
| 2.7957 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2085 |
| Orbital period | 4.67 yr (1,707 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 62.073° |
| Mean motion | 0° 12m 38.88s / day |
| Inclination | 7.4252° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 192.98° |
| 242.62° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean diameter | 12.339±0.282 km[5] |
| Geometric albedo | 0.051±0.005[5] |
| C (est. Dora family) | |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.5[1][2] |
4354 Euclides /juːˈklaɪdiːz/, provisional designation 2142 P-L, is a dark Dorian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers (7 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomer couple Ingrid and Cornelis van Houten on photographic plates taken by Dutch–American astronomer Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory in California. The likely C-type asteroid was named after the Greek mathematician Euclid.[1]
Orbit and classification
Euclides is a core member of the Dora family (512),[3] a well-established central asteroid family of more than 1,200 carbonaceous asteroids. The family's namesake is 668 Dora. It is alternatively known as the "Zhongolovich family", named after its presumably largest member 1734 Zhongolovich. The Dora family may also contain a subfamily.[6][7]:13,23
It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.2–3.4 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,707 days; semi-major axis of 2.8 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken at Palomar in July 1954, or six years prior to its official discovery observation.[1]
Palomar–Leiden survey
Physical characteristics
Although the asteroids spectral type has not been determined, it is likely a common, carbonaceous C-type asteroid, as Euclides belongs to the Dora family.[3] As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Euclides has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[2]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Euclides measures 12.339 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.051, typical for a carbonaceous asteroid.[5]
Naming
This minor planet was named after the Greek mathematician and Euclid (also: Euclides, or Eukleides). The "father of geometry" lived in Alexandria about 300 B.C.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 July 1990 (M.P.C. 16594).[8] The lunar crater Euclides was also named in his honor.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "4354 Euclides (2142 P-L)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=4354.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4354 Euclides (2142 P-L)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2004354.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Asteroid 4354 Euclides". Small Bodies Data Ferret. https://sbntools.psi.edu/ferret/SimpleSearch/results.action?targetName=4354+Euclides.
- ↑ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J. et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal 741 (2): 20. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...68M.
- ↑ Broz, M.; Morbidelli, A.; Bottke, W. F.; Rozehnal, J.; Vokrouhlický, D.; Nesvorný, D. (March 2013). "Constraining the cometary flux through the asteroid belt during the late heavy bombardment". Astronomy and Astrophysics 551: 16. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219296. Bibcode: 2013A&A...551A.117B.
- ↑ Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131. Bibcode: 2015aste.book..297N.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html.
<ref> tag with name "MPC-discoverers" defined in <references> is not used in prior text.External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 4354 Euclides at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 4354 Euclides at the JPL Small-Body Database
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