4822 Karge

4822 Karge, provisional designation 1986 TC1, is a bright asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 October 1986, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.[4] The asteroid was later named after American physics teacher Orville Karge.[2]

4822 Karge
Discovery [1]
Discovered byE. Bowell
Discovery siteLowell Obs.
Discovery date4 October 1986
Designations
(4822) Karge
Named after
Orville B. Karge
(physics teacher)[2]
1986 TC1 · 1979 QM5
1979 QO
main-belt · inner
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc45.67 yr (16,681 days)
Aphelion2.6713 AU
Perihelion1.8335 AU
2.2524 AU
Eccentricity0.1860
3.38 yr (1,235 days)
31.263°
0° 17m 29.76s / day
Inclination4.0502°
141.41°
264.30°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.335±0.194 km[3]
0.341±0.056[3]
13.7[1]

    Orbit and classification

    Karge orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.8–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 5 months (1,235 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] first precovery was taken at the Palomar Observatory in 1971, extending the body's observation arc by 15 years prior to its official discovery observation.[4]

    Physical characteristics

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Karge measures 4.335 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a high albedo of 0.341.[3] It has an absolute magnitude of 13.7.[1]

    Lightcurve

    As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Karge has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, poles and shape remains unknown.[1][5]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Orville B. Karge (1919–1990), a teacher of physics in San Diego, California.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 21 November 1991 (M.P.C. 19340).[6]

    References
    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 4822 Karge (1986 TC1)" (2016-11-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4822) Karge". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4822) Karge. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 416. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4721. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    4. "4822 Karge (1986 TC1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    5. "LCDB Data for (4822) Karge". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
    6. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

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