3996 Fugaku, provisional designation 1988 XG1, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 December 1988, by Japanese amateur astronomers Masaru Arai and Hiroshi Mori at Yorii Observatory in central Japan.[9] It was named for Mount Fuji, Japan.[2]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. Arai H. Mori |
| Discovery site | Yorii Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 December 1988 |
| Designations | |
| (3996) Fugaku | |
Named after | Mount Fuji (Japan)[2] |
| 1988 XG1 · 1939 FZ 1957 TB · 1981 SO5 1981 UM16 | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 78.22 yr (28,570 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4941 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0254 AU |
| 2.2597 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1037 |
| 3.40 yr (1,241 days) | |
| 338.50° | |
| 0° 17m 24.36s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.2842° |
| 90.755° | |
| 156.18° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.151±0.074 km[4] 5.231±0.032 km[5] 5.40 km (calculated)[3] 5.88±1.10 km[6] |
| 7.1912±0.0016 h[7] | |
| 0.24 (assumed)[3] 0.34±0.17[6] 0.4086±0.0152[5] 0.420±0.066[4] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.0[1][5][6] · 13.055±0.003 (R)[7] · 13.5[3] · 13.57±0.25[8] | |
Orbit and classification edit
Fugaku is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,241 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 2° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] It was first identified as 1939 FZ at Turku Observatory in 1939, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 49 years prior to its official discovery observation.[9]
Physical characteristics edit
Fugaku has been characterized as a stony S-type asteroid, the most common type in the inner main-belt.[1]
Rotation period edit
In March 210, a rotational lightcurve of Fugaku was obtained from photometric observations at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. It gave a rotation period of 7.1912 hours with a change in brightness of 0.86 magnitude (U=2).[7]
Diameter and albedo edit
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Fugaku measures between 5.15 and 5.88 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.34 and 0.42.[4][5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of this family – and calculates a diameter of 5.40 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.5.[3]
Naming edit
This minor planet was named for the ancient name of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain and a well-known symbol. Another minor planet, 1584 Fuji, is also named for this mountain.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 May 1999 (M.P.C. 34619).[10]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3996 Fugaku (1988 XG1)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3996) Fugaku". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3996) Fugaku. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 340. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3981. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3996) Fugaku". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ 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 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Masiero, J.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Grav, T.; et al. (December 2015). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year One: Preliminary Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (2): 13. arXiv:1509.02522. Bibcode:2015ApJ...814..117N. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/117. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ 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 3 January 2017.
- ^ 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 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b "3996 Fugaku (1988 XG1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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
- 3996 Fugaku at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3996 Fugaku at the JPL Small-Body Database
