1056 Azalea

1056 Azalea, provisional designation 1924 QD, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 1924, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[15] The asteroid is named after the Azalea flower.[3]

1056 Azalea
Light curve-based 3D-model of 1056 Azalea
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date31 January 1924
Designations
(1056) Azalea
Pronunciation/əˈzeɪliə/[2]
Named after
Azalea (flower)[3]
1924 QD · 1925 NA
1929 WX
main-belt · (inner)
Flora [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc93.24 yr (34,057 days)
Aphelion2.6277 AU
Perihelion1.8321 AU
2.2299 AU
Eccentricity0.1784
3.33 yr (1,216 days)
226.32°
0° 17m 45.6s / day
Inclination5.4267°
104.17°
212.39°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions10.66±1.99 km[6]
11.76±0.54 km[7]
11.869±0.136 km[8]
12.40 km (calculated)[4]
12.984±0.069 km[9]
13.07±0.64 km[10]
15.0276 h[11]
15.03±0.05 h[12]
15.15±0.03 h[13]
0.223±0.024[10]
0.24 (assumed)[4]
0.2457±0.0401[9]
0.292±0.040[7]
0.34±0.16[6]
SMASS = S [1] · S [4]
11.60[7][9] · 11.70[1][4][10] · 11.73±0.28[14] · 11.83[6]

    Orbit and classification

    Azalea is a member of the Flora family (402), a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main belt.[4][5][16]:23 It orbits the Sun in the inner main belt at a distance of 1.8–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,216 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins at Heidelberg in April 1928, more than 4 years after its official discovery observation.[15]

    Physical characteristics

    In the SMASS classification, Azalea is a common stony S-type asteroid.[1]

    Rotation period

    In 2004, two rotational lightcurves of Azalea were obtained from photometric observations by a group of predominately Polish astronomers including Agnieszka Kryszczyńska, as well as by astronomers Alain Klotz and Raoul Behrend. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 15.03 and 15.15 hours with a high brightness variation of 0.70 and 0.79 magnitude, respectively (U=2/2).[12][13] The high brightness amplitude is typically indicative for a non-spheroidal shape.

    Spin axis

    In 2013, an international study modeled a lightcurve with a concurring period of 15.0276 hours and found two spin axis of (252.0°, 51.0°) and (64.0°, 41.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β) (U=n.a.).[11]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Azalea measures between 10.66 and 13.07 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.223 and 0.34.[6][7][8][9][10]

    The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of the Flora family – and calculates a diameter of 12.40 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.7.[4]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after the genus of flowering shrubs, Azalea, which are rhododendrons with funnel-shaped corollas.[3] The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 100).[3]

    References
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