1263 Varsavia
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Light-curve-based 3D-model of 1263 Varsavia
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| Discovery [1] | |
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| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle – Belgium |
| Discovery date | 23 March 1933 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1263 Varsavia |
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Named after
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Warsaw (Capital of Poland)[2] |
| 1933 FF · 1948 PB1 | |
| main-belt · (middle) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 81.89 yr (29,911 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1671 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1648 AU |
| 2.6660 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1879 |
| 4.35 yr (1,590 days) | |
| 32.246° | |
| Inclination | 29.273° |
| 158.48° | |
| 287.74° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 49.29 km[4] 44.2 km[5] 41±8 km[6] 51.44±0.74 km[7] 40.21±15.51 km[8] |
| 7.1639 h[9] 7.231±0.002 h[10] 16.5±0.2 h[11] 7.1680±0.0006 h[lower-alpha 1] 7.16495±0.00005 h[6] 7.1659±0.0013 h[12] |
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| 0.0459[4] 0.0571[5] 0.042±0.002[7] 0.077±0.106[8] 0.0874 (derived)[3] |
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| B–V = 0.727 U–B = 0.321 X (Tholen), Xc (SMASS) X [3] |
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| 10.2 | |
1263 Varsavia, provisional designation 1933 FF, is a metallic–carbonaceous, notably tilted asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 49 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, on 23 March 1933.[13]
The X-type asteroid is classified as a Xc-type in the SMASS taxonomy, a transitional type to the dark C-type asteroids. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.2–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 4 months (1,590 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.19 and is significantly inclined by 29 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 7.2 hours[9] and an albedo of 0.040–0.08, based on the space-spaced observations carried out by IRAS, Akari, and WISE/NEOWISE.[4][7][8]
The minor planet was named after the Latin name of the city of Warsaw, capital of Poland. The naming citation includes a note of thanks for the support given by the city's observatory.[2]
References
- ↑ Oey (2011) web: rotation period 7.1680±0.0006 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.15 mag. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) for (1263) Varsavia
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- 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
- 1263 Varsavia at the JPL Small-Body Database
