1513 Mátra
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Kulin |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Observatory |
| Discovery date | 10 March 1940 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1513 Matra |
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Named after
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Mátra (mountain range)[2] |
| 1940 EB · 1940 EO | |
| main-belt · Flora [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 65.18 yr (23,807 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4088 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9760 AU |
| 2.1924 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0986 |
| 3.25 yr (1,186 days) | |
| 81.946° | |
| Inclination | 3.9773° |
| 136.22° | |
| 26.901° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.60±0.27 km[4] 5.85 km (calculated)[3] |
| 24 h[5] | |
| 0.189±0.024[4] 0.24 (assumed)[3] |
|
| S [3] | |
| 13.33[1] | |
1513 Mátra, provisional designation 1940 EB, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at Konkoly Observatory on 10 March 1940.[6]
The asteroid is a member of the Flora family, a large group of rocky S-type asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.4 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,186 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.10 and is tilted by 4 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a somewhat longer than usual rotation period of 24 hours[5] and an albedo of 0.19, according to the space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and its subsequent NEOWISE mission.[4] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a slightly higher albedo of 0.24, a figure in line with those typically found for Flora asteroids.[3]
The minor planet was named after the Mátra mountain range in northern Hungary, where the outstation of the discovering Konkoly Observatory is located.[2]
References
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External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- 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
- 1513 Mátra at the JPL Small-Body Database
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