1444 Pannonia

1444 Pannonia (prov. designation: 1938 AE) is a carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 29 kilometers (18 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 6 January 1938, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary.[17] It was named after the ancient province of the Roman Empire, Pannonia.[3]

1444 Pannonia
Modelled shape of Pannonia from its lightcurve
Discovery [1]
Discovered byG. Kulin
Discovery siteKonkoly Obs.
Discovery date6 January 1938
Designations
(1444) Pannonia
Pronunciation/pəˈnoʊniə/[2]
Named after
Pannonia (ancient province)[3]
1938 AE
main-belt · (outer) [4]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc78.23 yr (28,575 days)
Aphelion3.5915 AU
Perihelion2.7128 AU
3.1521 AU
Eccentricity0.1394
5.60 yr (2,044 days)
268.73°
0° 10m 33.96s / day
Inclination17.761°
303.33°
310.87°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
26.363±0.141 km[5][6]
27.14 km (derived)[4]
28±3 km[7]
28.3±2.8 km[8]
29.20±2.2 km[9]
30.48±0.53 km[10]
30.92±9.63 km[11]
31.49±9.20 km[12]
6.2±0.1 h[13]
6.205±0.003 h[13]
10.756±0.006 h[14]
0.04±0.02[11]
0.05±0.06[12]
0.0501 (derived)[4]
0.053±0.005[5][6]
0.07±0.01[7][8]
0.070±0.003[10]
0.4748±0.081[9]
C [4]
9.10[9] · 11.10[10] · 11.18±0.62[15] · 11.30[7][8][12] · 11.4[1] · 11.7[4][5][16] · 11.73[11]

    Orbit and classification

    Pannonia is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.6 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,044 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 18° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Pannonia's observation arc begins 3 weeks after its official discovery at Konkoly, as no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made.[17]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named for Pannonia, an ancient province of the Roman Empire, which was partially located over the territory of the present-day western Hungary.[3] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 (M.P.C. 5182).[18]

    Physical characteristics

    Rotation period

    In April 2001, astronomer Colin Bembrick obtained the first rotational lightcurve of Pannonia at Tarana Observatory (431) in Australia. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 10.756 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.16 magnitude (U=3).[14] In 2002 and 2004, photometric observations by French astronomers Laurent Bernasconi and Bernard Christophe Additional periods of 6.2 and 6.205 hours with an amplitude of 0.57 and 0.37, respectively (U=2-/2).[13]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Pannonia measures between 26.36 and 31.49 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.04 and 0.47.[5][8][9][10][11][12] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0501 and a diameter of 27.14 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 11.7.[4]

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    5. 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.
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