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{{Infobox planet
 | minorplanet     = yes
 | name            = 51983 Hönig
 | background      = #D6D6D6
 | image           = 
 | image_size      = 
 | caption         = 
 | discovery_ref   = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
 | discoverer      = [[Biography:Charles W. Juels|C. W. Juels]]<br />[[Biography:Paulo R. Holvorcem|P. R. Holvorcem]]
 | discovery_site  = Fountain Hills Obs
 | discovered      = 19 September 2001
 | mpc_name        = (51983) Hönig
 | alt_names       = {{mp|2001 SZ|8}}
 | pronounced      = 
 | named_after     = [[Biography:Sebastian F. Hönig|Sebastian Hönig]]&thinsp;<ref name="springer" /><br />{{small|(discoverer of minor planets)}}
 | mp_category     = main-belt{{·}}{{small|([[Astronomy:Kirkwood gap|outer]])}}&thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" /><br />{{nowrap|Hilda {{small|(group and family)}}&thinsp;<ref name="MPC-object" /><ref name="Ferret" />}}
 | orbit_ref       = &thinsp;<ref name="jpldata" />
 | epoch           = 4 September 2017 ([[Astronomy:Julian day|JD]] 2458000.5)
 | uncertainty     = 0
 | observation_arc = 63.07 yr (23,035 days)
 | aphelion        = 4.4369 [[Astronomy:Astronomical unit|AU]]
 | perihelion      = 3.4875 AU
 | semimajor       = 3.9622 AU
 | eccentricity    = 0.1198
 | period          = 7.89 [[Astronomy:Julian year|yr]] (2,881 days)
 | mean_anomaly    = 52.159[[Degree (angle)|°]]
 | mean_motion     = {{Deg2DMS|0.1250|sup=ms}} / day
 | inclination     = 9.3988°
 | asc_node        = 10.012°
 | arg_peri        = 295.11°
 | dimensions      = 13 km {{small|(estimate at [[Astronomy:Astronomical albedo|0.06]])}}<ref name="h" />
 | rotation        = 
 | albedo          = 
 | spectral_type   = 
 | abs_magnitude   = 13.2<ref name="jpldata" />
}}

'''51983 Hönig''' (provisional designation '''{{mp|2001 SZ|8}}''') is a Hildian [[Astronomy:Asteroid|asteroid]] from the outermost regions of the [[Astronomy:Asteroid belt|asteroid belt]], approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 2001, by astronomers [[Biography:Charles W. Juels|Charles Juels]] and [[Biography:Paulo R. Holvorcem|Paulo Holvorcem]] at the Fountain Hills Observatory ({{small|678}}) in Arizona, United States.<ref name="MPC-object" /> The asteroid was named after German astronomer [[Biography:Sebastian F. Hönig|Sebastian Hönig]].<ref name="springer" />

== Orbit and classification ==
Hönig is a member of the Hilda family ({{small|[[Astronomy:FIN tbl#001|001]]}}),<ref name="Ferret" /> a collisional [[Astronomy:Asteroid family|asteroid family]] of carbonaceous asteroids within the larger dynamical Hilda group.<ref name="MPC-object" /><ref name="Nesvorny-2014" />{{rp|23}} It orbits the Sun in the [[Astronomy:Kirkwood gap|outermost]] region of the main belt at a distance of 3.5–4.4&nbsp;[[Astronomy:Astronomical unit|AU]] once every 7 years and 11 months (2,881 days). Its orbit has an [[Astronomy:Orbital eccentricity|eccentricity]] of 0.12 and an [[Astronomy:Orbital inclination|inclination]] of 9[[Degree (angle)|°]] with respect to the [[Astronomy:Ecliptic|ecliptic]].<ref name="jpldata" />

The body's [[Astronomy:Observation arc|observation arc]] begins at [[Organization:Palomar Observatory|Palomar Observatory]] in September 1954, on [[Astronomy:Precovery|precovery]] images found by the [[Astronomy:Digitized Sky Survey|Digitized Sky Survey]].<ref name="MPC-object" />

== Physical characteristics ==
The asteroid's [[Astronomy:Asteroid spectral type|spectral type]] is unknown. The Hilda family's overall spectral type is that of a carbonaceous [[Astronomy:C-type asteroid|C-type]].<ref name="Nesvorny-2014" />{{rp|23}}

=== Diameter and albedo ===
Hönig has not been observed by any space-based telescope such as the Infrared Astronomical Satellite [[Astronomy:IRAS|IRAS]], the Japanese [[Astronomy:Akari (satellite)|Akari satellite]] or the [[Astronomy:NEOWISE|NEOWISE]] mission of NASA's [[Astronomy:Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer|Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer]]. Based on an assumed [[Astronomy:Astronomical albedo|albedo]] of 0.06 – derived from the parent body of the Hilda family, 153&nbsp;Hilda, which is also typical for carbonaceous asteroids – ''Hönig'' measures 13 kilometers in diameter for an [[Astronomy:Absolute magnitude|absolute magnitude]] of 13.2.<ref name="h" />

=== Rotation period ===
As of 2017, no rotational [[Astronomy:Lightcurve|lightcurve]] of Hönig has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's [[Rotation period|rotation period]], pole axis and shape remain unknown.<ref name="lcdb" />

== Naming ==
This [[Astronomy:Minor planet|minor planet]] was named after German astronomer [[Biography:Sebastian F. Hönig|Sebastian F. Hönig]] (born 1978), a prolific discoverer of minor planets and several [[Astronomy:Comet|comet]]s,<ref name="springer" /> including the hyperbolic comet C/2002 O4,<ref name="jpldata-comet-Hoenig" /> which disintegrated shortly after its discovery in 2002.<ref name="Sekanina-2002" /> The official naming citation was published by the [[Organization:Minor Planet Center|Minor Planet Center]] on 7 January 2004 ({{small|M.P.C. 50465}}).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

== References ==
{{reflist|30em|refs=

<ref name="jpldata">{{cite web
  |type       = 2017-09-30 last obs.
  |title      = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 51983 Honig (2001 SZ8)
  |url        = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2051983
  |publisher  = [[Organization:Jet Propulsion Laboratory|Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="springer">{{cite book
  |last       = Schmadel | first = Lutz D.
  |title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names |publisher  = Springer Berlin Heidelberg
  |page       = 216
  |date       = 2006
  |isbn       = 978-3-540-34361-5
  |doi       = 10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2560 |chapter       = (51983) Hönig &#91;3.95, 0.12, 9.4&#93; }}</ref>

<ref name="MPC-object">{{cite web
  |title      = 51983 Honig (2001 SZ8)
  |work       = Minor Planet Center
  |url        = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=51983
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive">{{cite web
  |title      = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive
  |work       = Minor Planet Center
  |url        = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="jpldata-comet-Hoenig">{{cite web
  |type       = 2002-09-23 last obs.
  |title      = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: C/2002 O4 (Hoenig)
  |url        = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1000398
  |publisher  = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Sekanina-2002">{{Cite journal
  |author     = Sekanina, Z.
  |date       = October 2002
  |title      = What Happened to Comet C/2002 O4 (Hoenig)?
  |url        = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002ICQ....24..223S
  |journal    = International Comet Quarterly
  |volume     = 24
  |pages      = 223–236
  |bibcode    = 2002ICQ....24..223S
  |access-date= 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="Ferret">{{cite web
  |title      = Asteroid 51983 Honig – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0
  |work       = Small Bodies Data Ferret
  |url        = https://sbntools.psi.edu/ferret/SimpleSearch/results.action?targetName=51983+Honig#Asteroid%2051983%20HonigEAR-A-VARGBDET-5-NESVORNYFAM-V3.0
  |access-date = 27 October 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Nesvorny-2014">{{Cite book
  |first1     = D. |last1 = Nesvorný
  |first2     = M. |last2 = Broz
  |first3     = V. |last3 = Carruba
  |date       = December 2014
  |chapter      = Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families
  |title    = Asteroids IV
  |pages      = 297–321
  |bibcode    = 2015aste.book..297N
  |doi        = 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016
  |arxiv      = 1502.01628
  |isbn       = 9780816532131|s2cid = 119280014
 }}</ref>

<ref name="h">{{cite web
  |title      = Asteroid Size Estimator
  |publisher  = CNEOS – NASA/JPL
  |url        = https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/ast_size_est.html
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

<ref name="lcdb">{{cite web
  |title      = LCDB Data for (51983) Hönig
  |publisher  = Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)
  |url        = http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=51983%7CHönig
  |access-date = 25 October 2017}}</ref>

}} <!-- end of reflist -->

== External links ==
* [http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/lcdbsummaryquery.php Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)], query form ([http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html |date=16 December 2017 }})
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
* [http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR] – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
* [https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs050001.html Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (50001)-(55000)] – Minor Planet Center
* {{AstDys|51983}}
* {{JPL small body}}

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