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2 Naming  





3 Physical characteristics  



3.1  Rotation period  





3.2  Diameter and albedo  







4 References  





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956 Elisa






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956 Elisa
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date8 August 1921
Designations

MPC designation

(956) Elisa
PronunciationGerman: [ɛˈliːzaː][2]
English: /ɪˈlsə/[3]

Named after

Elisa Reinmuth
(discoverer's mother)[4]

Alternative designations

A921 PE · 1959 NB
1921 JW

Minor planet category

main-belt[1][5] · (inner)
Flora[6]
Orbital characteristics[5]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.41 yr (35,943 d)
Aphelion2.7686 AU
Perihelion1.8282 AU

Semi-major axis

2.2984 AU
Eccentricity0.2046

Orbital period (sidereal)

3.48 yr (1,273 d)

Mean anomaly

136.20°

Mean motion

0° 16m 58.44s / day
Inclination5.9626°

Longitude of ascending node

192.64°

Argument of perihelion

125.36°
Physical characteristics

Mean diameter

  • 10.6±0.5 km[8]
  • Synodic rotation period

    16.492±0.006 h[9][10]

    Geometric albedo

    • 0.142±0.022[8]
  • 0.147±0.022[7]
  • Spectral type

    V (S3OS2)[11]

    Absolute magnitude (H)

    12.1[1][5]

    956 Elisa (prov. designation: A921 PE or 1921 JW) is a Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 August 1921, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory.[1] The V-type asteroid has a rotation period of 16.5 hours. It was named after Elisa Reinmuth, mother of the discoverer.[4]

    Orbit and classification[edit]

    When applying the synthetic hierarchical clustering method (HCM) by Nesvorný, Elisa is a member of the Flora family (402), a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main-belt.[6][12]: 23  However, according to another HCM-analysis by Milani and Knežević (AstDys), it is a background asteroid as this analysis does not recognize the Flora asteroid clan.[13]

    Elisa orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 1.8–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,273 days; semi-major axis of 2.3 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.[5] The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg Observatory on 9 August 1921, the night after its official discovery observation.[1]

    Naming[edit]

    This minor planet was named after Elisa Reinmuth, mother of the discoverer Karl Reinmuth. The naming was mentioned in The Names of the Minor PlanetsbyPaul Herget in 1955 (H 92).[4]

    Physical characteristics[edit]

    In both the Tholen- and SMASS-like taxonomy of the Small Solar System Objects Spectroscopic Survey (S3OS2), Elisa is a V-type asteroid.[6][11] These asteroids are also called "Vestoids", thought to have originates from an ejecting impact event on 4 Vesta.[14][15]

    Rotation period[edit]

    In July 2008, a rotational lightcurveofElisa was obtained from photometric observations by Matthieu Conjat at Nice Observatory in France. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation periodof16.492±0.006 hours with a brightness variation of 0.36±0.02 magnitude (U=3).[9][10] During the same opposition, Vladimir Benishek at Belgrade Observatory (057) and Lucy Lim with the Spitzer-team determined a period for this asteroid of 16.5075±0.0007 and 16.494±0.001 hours with an amplitude of 0.37±0.02 and 0.35±0.02 magnitude, respectively (U=3/3–).[8][16]

    Diameter and albedo[edit]

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and the Spitzer Space Telescope, Elisa measures 10.474±0.208 and 10.6±0.5 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedoof0.147±0.022 and 0.142±0.022, respectively.[7][8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a Flora asteroid of 0.24 and calculates a diameter of 10.31 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 12.1.[9] The WISE team has also published two smaller mean-diameters of 8.02±1.09 km and 8.40±0.67 km with higher albedos of 0.41±0.21 and 0.362±0.071.[6][9]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e "956 Elisa (A921 PE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ (German Names)
  • ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  • ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(956) Elisa". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 84. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_957. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  • ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 956 Elisa (A921 PE)" (2020-01-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ a b c d "Asteroid 956 Elisa". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b c d Lim, Lucy F.; Emery, Joshua P.; Moskovitz, Nicholas A. (June 2011). "Mineralogy and thermal properties of V-type Asteroid 956 Elisa: Evidence for diogenitic material from the Spitzer IRS (5-35 μm) spectrum" (PDF). Icarus. 213 (2): 510–523. Bibcode:2011Icar..213..510L. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.12.006.
  • ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (956) Elisa". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (956) Elisa". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ a b Lazzaro, D.; Angeli, C. A.; Carvano, J. M.; Mothé-Diniz, T.; Duffard, R.; Florczak, M. (November 2004). "S3OS2: the visible spectroscopic survey of 820 asteroids" (PDF). Icarus. 172 (1): 179–220. Bibcode:2004Icar..172..179L. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.006. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 978-0-8165-3213-1.
  • ^ "Asteroid 956 Elisa – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  • ^ M. Florczak; D. Lazarro & R. Duffard (2002). "Discovering New V-Type Asteroids in the Vicinity of 4 Vesta". Icarus. 159 (1): 178. Bibcode:2002Icar..159..178F. doi:10.1006/icar.2002.6913.
  • ^ V. Carruba; et al. (2005). "On the V-type asteroids outside the Vesta family". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 441 (2): 819–829. arXiv:astro-ph/0506656. Bibcode:2005A&A...441..819C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20053355.
  • ^ Benishek, Vladimir; Protitch-Benishek, Vojislava (April 2009). "CCD Photometry of Asteroids at the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory: 2008 January-September" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 36 (2): 35–37. Bibcode:2009MPBu...36...35B. ISSN 1052-8091. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
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