962 Aslög
962 Aslög is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on 25 October 1921. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 5.465 ± 0.01 hours. It has a diameter of 39.5 km (24.5 mi).[2]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 25 October 1921 |
| Designations | |
| (962) Aslög | |
| 1921 KP | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 94.35 yr (34461 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1952 AU (478.00 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.6140 AU (391.05 Gm) |
| 2.9046 AU (434.52 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.10006 |
| 4.95 yr (1808.1 d) | |
| 68.7191° | |
| 0° 11m 56.76s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.6035° |
| 145.631° | |
| 223.081° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.5 km[2] |
| 5.465 h (0.2277 d)[1][2] | |
| 11.52 | |
This is a member of the dynamic Koronis family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.[3]
References
- Yeomans, Donald K., "962 Aslog", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 2 May 2016.
- Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G.
- Veeder, G. J.; et al. (March 1995), "Eos, Koronis, and Maria family asteroids: Infrared (JHK) photometry", Icarus, 114 (1): 186–196, Bibcode:1995Icar..114..186V, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.31.2739, doi:10.1006/icar.1995.1053.
External links
- 962 Aslög at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 962 Aslög at the JPL Small-Body Database
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