2010 Chebyshev, provisional designation 1969 TL4, is a rare-type carbonaceous asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 25 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 13 October 1969, by Soviet astronomer Bella Burnasheva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula.[4] It was named for mathematician Pafnuty Chebyshev.[2]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | B. A. Burnasheva |
| Discovery site | Crimean Astrophysical Obs. |
| Discovery date | 13 October 1969 |
| Designations | |
| (2010) Chebyshev | |
Named after | Pafnuty Chebyshev (Russian mathematician)[2] |
| 1969 TL4 · 1931 VA 1948 YA · 1958 TF1 | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.41 yr (31,195 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6737 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5039 AU |
| 3.0888 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1894 |
| 5.43 yr (1,983 days) | |
| 271.09° | |
| 0° 10m 53.76s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.3971° |
| 8.5512° | |
| 33.208° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 24.649±0.194[3] |
| 0.065±0.012[3] | |
| Tholen = BU:[1] B–V = 0.705[1] U–B = 0.339[1] | |
| 11.62[1] | |
Classification and orbit edit
Chebyshev orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,983 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The asteroid was first identified as 1931 VA at Lowell Observatory in October 1931, extending the body's observation arc by 38 years prior to its official discovery observation at Nauchnyj.[4]
Physical characteristics edit
Spectral type edit
In the Tholen classification, Chebyshev is a rare BU: type, a variation of the carbonaceous B-type asteroids.[1]
Diameter and albedo edit
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Chebyshev measures 24.649 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.065.[3] Chebyshev has an absolute magnitude of 11.62.[1]
Lightcurve edit
As of 2017, Chebyshev' rotation period and shape remain unknown.[1][5]
Naming edit
This minor planet was named after Russian mathematician and mechanician Pafnuty Chebyshev (1821–1894).[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1978 (M.P.C. 4481).[6] The lunar crater Chebyshev was also named in his honor.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2010 Chebyshev (1969 TL4)" (2017-03-28 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2010) Chebyshev". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2010) Chebyshev. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 163. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2011. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c 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 July 2017.
- ^ a b "2010 Chebyshev (1969 TL4)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (2010) Chebyshev". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. "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.
External links edit
- 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
- 2010 Chebyshev at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2010 Chebyshev at the JPL Small-Body Database
