1985 Hopmann
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 13 January 1929 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1985 Hopmann |
|
Named after
|
Josef Hopmann[2] |
| 1929 AE · 1951 CA2 1951 CP · 1952 KE 1964 PJ · 1973 AA4 |
|
| main-belt · (outer) [3] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.81 yr (31,707 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6030 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6433 AU |
| 3.1231 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1536 |
| 5.52 yr (2,016 days) | |
| 191.54° | |
| Inclination | 17.157° |
| 305.17° | |
| 234.02° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.51±3.1 km (IRAS:6)[1] 44.33±3.53 km[4] |
| 17.480±0.002 h[5] 17.476±0.003 h[6] 17.478±0.004 h[7] |
|
| 0.0671±0.014 (IRAS:6)[1] 0.039±0.007[4] |
|
| C [3] | |
| 10.80 (IRAS:6)[1] | |
1985 Hopmann, provisional designation 1929 AE, is a carbonaceous asteroid in the outer regions of the asteroid belt, about 36 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 13 January 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany.[8]
The dark C-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.6 AU every five and a half years (2,016 days). It has a low geometric albedo of 0.04 and 0.07, according to the IRAS and WISE/NEOWISE surveys, respectively.[1][4]
Photometric measurements made from the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory during 2012 gave a light curve with a period of 17.478±0.004 hours[7] and a variation in brightness of 0.34±0.04 in magnitude. Within the margin of error, this result is consistent with a synodic period estimate of 17.48 hours made in by two other, independent investigators.[5][6]
The asteroid is named after astronomer Josef Hopmann (1890–1975), who was director of Vienna Observatory (1951–1962), an active observer of binary and variable stars, and a participant in the international program to observe 433 Eros during 1930/31.[2] The lunar crater Hopmann is also named in his honour.
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
- 1985 Hopmann at the JPL Small-Body Database
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