17795 Elysiasegal (provisional designation 1998 FJ61) is a Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 1998, by the LINEAR team at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States.[5] The asteroid was named after Elysia Segal, a 2003 ISEF awardee.[2]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
| Discovery date | 20 March 1998 |
| Designations | |
| (17795) Elysiasegal | |
Named after | Elysia Segal (2003 ISEF awardee)[2][3] |
| 1998 FJ61 · 1999 NL14 | |
| main-belt · (inner) Nysa | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 20.73 yr (7,570 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.8037 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9797 AU |
| 2.3917 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1723 |
| 3.70 yr (1,351 days) | |
| 168.50° | |
| 0° 15m 59.4s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.7316° |
| 345.31° | |
| 107.33° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5±2 km (calculated)[4] |
| 14.6[1] | |
Orbit and classification
editElysiasegal orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,351 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] A first precovery was taken by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program in 1996, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 2 years prior to its official discovery observation.[5]
Naming
editThis minor planet was named for Elysia Segal, American actress and first-place winner at the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, for her research analyzing the use of proteoglycans as a potential biomarker for congenital hydrocephalus.[2][3][6] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 14 June 2004 (M.P.C. 52173).[7]
Physical characteristics
editLittle is known about Elysiasegal's size, composition, albedo and rotation.[1][8] Based on its absolute magnitude of 14.5, its diameter is likely to be between 3 and 7 kilometers, assuming an albedo in the range of 0.05 to 0.25.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17795 Elysiasegal (1998 FJ61)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(17795) Elysiasegal [2.39, 0.17, 1.7]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17795) Elysiasegal, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 110. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_1177. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
- ^ a b "Ceres Connection 2003 Award Honorees". MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Archived from the original on 2 March 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ a b "17795 Elysiasegal (1998 FJ61)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Intel ISEF 2003 Finalist Profile". Society for Science & the Public. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (17795) Elysiasegal". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
External links
edit- 3D-orbit for minor planet 17795 Elysiasegal
- 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 (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 17795 Elysiasegal at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 17795 Elysiasegal at the JPL Small-Body Database
