25108 Boström (provisional designation 1998 RV55) is a background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1998, by astronomers of the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, United States. The asteroid was named for 2008-ISEF awardee Johan Ingemar Boström.[2]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
| Discovery date | 14 September 1998 |
| Designations | |
| (25108) Boström | |
Named after | Johan Ingemar Boström (ISEF awardee)[2] |
| 1998 RV55 · 2000 AW242 | |
| main-belt · (middle) background [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 19.82 yr (7,239 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0676 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2032 AU |
| 2.6354 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1640 |
| 4.28 yr (1,563 days) | |
| 134.51° | |
| 0° 13m 49.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.3409° |
| 207.27° | |
| 183.11° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 6.812±0.303 km[4] |
| 0.115±0.013[4] | |
| 14.1[1] | |
Orbit and classification edit
Boström is a non-family from the main belt's background population.[3] It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.2–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 3 months (1,563 days; semi-major axis of 2.64 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at Haleakala Observatory's GEODSS facility in June 1997, or 9 months prior to its official discovery observation.[2]
Physical characteristics edit
Diameter and albedo edit
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Boström measures 6.812 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an intermediate albedo of 0.115.[4]
Rotation period edit
As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Boström has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[1][5]
This minor planet was named after Swedish student Johan Ingemar Boström (born 1989), one of the two team members in the team project who won second place at the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 17 September 2008 (M.P.C. 63877).[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 25108 Bostrom (1998 RV55)" (2017-03-27 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "25108 Bostrom (1998 RV55)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Asteroid 25108 Bostrom – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ 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 31 January 2018.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (25108) Boström". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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 (25001)-(30000) – Minor Planet Center
- 25108 Boström at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 25108 Boström at the JPL Small-Body Database
