1225 Ariane
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. van Gent |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. (Leiden Southern Station) |
| Discovery date | 23 April 1930 |
| Designations | |
| (1225) Ariane | |
Named after | "Ariane Leprieur" (fictional character)[2] |
| 1930 HK · 1928 UD 1958 TB | |
| main-belt · Flora[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 88.64 yr (32,374 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4002 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0657 AU |
| 2.2329 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0749 |
| 3.34 yr (1,219 days) | |
| 150.36° | |
| 0° 17m 43.44s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.0739° |
| 12.381° | |
| 100.66° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 9.194±0.091[4] |
| 5.5068±0.0001 h[5] | |
| 0.302±0.047[4] | |
| S[3] | |
| 12.1[1] | |
1225 Ariane, provisional designation 1930 HK, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 April 1930, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa.[6]
Orbit and characterization
[edit]Ariane orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.4 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,219 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
Photometric observations made in 2003 at the U.S. Carbuncle Hill Observatory (912) near Providence, Rhode Island, give a synodic rotation period of 5.529±0.002 hours. The light curve shows a brightness variation of 0.40±0.02 in magnitude.[7]
Naming
[edit]This minor planet was named after "Ariane Leprieur", the principal role in the play Le Chemin de Crête by Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973).[2] The official naming citation was first mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 96).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1225 Ariane (1930 HK)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1225) Ariane". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1225) Ariane. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 102. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1226. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b "LCDB Data for (1225) Ariane". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ a b Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1225) Ariane". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "1225 Ariane (1930 HK)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ Pray, Donald P. (March 2004), "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 1225, 1301, 2134, 2741, and 3974", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 31 (1): 6–8, Bibcode:2004MPBu...31....6P.
External links
[edit]- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- 1225 Ariane at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 1225 Ariane at the JPL Small-Body Database
