2513 Baetslé, provisional designation 1950 SH, is a stony Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter.
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | S. Arend |
| Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
| Discovery date | 19 September 1950 |
| Designations | |
| (2513) Baetslé | |
Named after | Paul-Louis Baetslé[2] |
| 1950 SH · 1936 PC 1943 RA · 1943 RC 1950 TK · 1950 TW2 1964 VO2 · 1971 UH3 1974 QV · 1981 QO | |
| main-belt · Flora[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 73.57 yr (26,870 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7004 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8713 AU |
| 2.2859 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1813 |
| 3.46 yr (1,262 days) | |
| 138.26° | |
| Inclination | 3.1618° |
| 257.61° | |
| 97.789° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.013±0.080[4] 5.054±0.086 km[5] 16.67±1.8 km[6] 16.69 km (derived)[3] |
| 6.0792±0.0004 h[a] | |
| 0.0278±0.007[6] 0.0333 (derived)[3] 0.221±0.021[4] 0.3032±0.0453[5] | |
| S [3] | |
| 13.20[3] · 13.27±0.27[7] · 13.4[1][6][5] | |
It was discovered on 19 September 1950, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory in Uccle, Belgium.[8] It was later named after astronomer Paul-Louis Baetslé.[2]
Orbit and classification
editBaetslé is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of rather bright and stony asteroids, and orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,262 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Its orbit is almost coplanar. Its first used observation dates back to 1943, when it was identified as 1943 RA at Heidelberg Observatory, extending the body's observation arc by 7 years prior to its official discovery observation.[8]
Physical characteristics
editBaetslé takes 6.08 hours for a full a rotation around its axis.[a] Two observations by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, showed an absolute magnitude of 13.40 and a low geometric albedo of 0.03.[3] While the size, rotational period and orbital data are commonly found among main-belt asteroids, the albedo was exceptionally low and suggested that the body's composition could be mostly carbonaceous.
However, subsequent observations by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer's NEOWISE mission gave a higher albedo of 0.22 and 0.30 and the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives a value of 0.33, assuming the body to be of a stony rather than of a carbonaceous composition.[3][5] This also concurs with the fact that Baetslé is a member of the Flora family of rather bright and stony asteroids.[3]
Naming
editThis minor planet was named in memory of Belgian astronomer Paul-Louis Baetslé (1909–1983), professor at the Brussels Royal Military School and a friend of Sylvain Arend.[2] The official naming citation was published on 20 December 1983 (M.P.C. 8404).[9]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Pravec (2009) web: rotation period 6.0792±0.0004 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.32 mag. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) for (2513) Baetsle
References
edit- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2513 Baetsle (1950 SH)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2513) Baetslé". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2513) Baetslé. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 205. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2514. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "LCDB Data for (2513) Baetslé". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b 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 6 December 2016.
- ^ 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 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. 12: IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ 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 6 December 2016.
- ^ a b "2513 Baetsle (1950 SH)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
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
- 2513 Baetslé at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 2513 Baetslé at the JPL Small-Body Database