17035 Velichko (provisional designation 1999 FC10) is a Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LONEOS |
| Discovery site | Anderson Mesa Stn. |
| Discovery date | 22 March 1999 |
| Designations | |
| (17035) Velichko | |
Named after | Fedor Velichko (Ukrainian astronomer)[2] |
| 1999 FC10 · 1989 TD2 1991 EX1 | |
| main-belt · Vestian[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 27.44 yr (10,023 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8032 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0823 AU |
| 2.4428 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1476 |
| 3.82 yr (1,395 days) | |
| 123.83° | |
| 0° 15m 29.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.2451° |
| 179.78° | |
| 174.73° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 4.19 km (calculated)[3] 4.758±0.314 km[4][5] |
| 2.8990±0.0006[6] 2.899±0.001 h[7] | |
| 0.283±0.080[5] 0.2832±0.0801[4] 0.4 (assumed)[3] | |
| V[3][8] | |
| 13.5[1][3] · 13.6[4] · 13.394±0.004 (R)[6] · 13.92±0.30[8] | |
It was discovered on 22 March 1999, by LONEOS program at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.[9] The asteroid was named after Ukrainian astronomer Fedor Velichko.
Orbit and classification
editVelichko is a core member of the Vesta family, thought to have originated from the Rheasilvia crater, a large impact crater on the south-polar surface of 4 Vesta, which is the main-belt's second-most-massive asteroid after 1 Ceres.
It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,395 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The asteroid's observation arc begins 10 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification as 1989 TD2 at ESO's La Silla Observatory in October 1989.[9]
Physical characteristics
editVelichko has been characterized as a bright V-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey.[8]
Rotation period
editTwo photometric lightcurves of Velichko were obtained by French astronomer René Roy at the Blauvac Observatory (627) in France, and by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 2.899 and 2.8990 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 and 0.29 magnitude, respectively (U=2/2).[7][6]
Diameter and albedo
editAccording to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Velichko has a diameter of 4.8 kilometers and an albedo of 0.28.[4] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a much higher albedo of 0.40, which is typical value for the bright stony surface of Vestian asteroids, and calculates a shorter diameter of 4.2 kilometers.[3]
Naming
editThis minor planet was named after Ukrainian astronomer Fedor P. Velichko (1957–2013), who was a senior scientist at the Institute of Astronomy of the Ukrainian National University of Kharkiv, and director of the University's Chuguev Observing Station (131), also known as the Chuguevskaya Station. He was an expert on the photometry and polarimetry of small Solar System bodies.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 21 July 2005 (M.P.C. 54563).[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17035 Velichko (1999 FC10)" (2017-03-11 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(17035) Velichko [2.44, 0.15, 6.2]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17035) Velichko, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 104. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_1091. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (17035) Velichko". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d 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:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b 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. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b c Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (17035) Velichko". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b c 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. arXiv:1506.00762. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ a b "17035 Velichko (1999 FC10)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
External links
edit- Feodor P. Velichko (17.01.1957 – 01.10.2013) Archived 3 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Institute of Astronomy Kharkiv National University
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (15001)-(20000) – Minor Planet Center
- 17035 Velichko at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 17035 Velichko at the JPL Small-Body Database
