23718 Horgos (provisional designation 1998 GO10) is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2.9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 2 April 1998, by Hungarian astronomers Krisztián Sárneczky and László Kiss at Konkoly's Piszkéstető Station northeast of Budapest, Hungary.[8] The asteroid was named after the Serbian town of Horgoš.[2]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Sárneczky L. Kiss |
| Discovery site | Piszkéstető Stn. |
| Discovery date | 2 April 1998 |
| Designations | |
| (23718) Horgos | |
Named after | Horgoš [2] (Serbian village) |
| 1998 GO10 · 1999 TY32 | |
| main-belt · (middle) background | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 21.31 yr (7,783 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0553 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0758 AU |
| 2.5655 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1909 |
| 4.11 yr (1,501 days) | |
| 196.30° | |
| 0° 14m 23.28s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.4380° |
| 324.67° | |
| 318.70° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.79 km (calculated)[3] 2.944±0.821 km[4][5] | |
| 3.57±0.030 h[6] | |
| 0.20 (assumed)[3] 0.269±0.166[4][5] | |
| S [3][7] | |
| 14.690±0.110 (R)[6] · 14.7[5] · 14.8[1] · 15.10±0.59[7] · 15.14[3] | |
Orbit and classification
editHorgos is a non-family from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central main belt at a distance of 2.1–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,501 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.19 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]
The body's observation arc begins with a precovery taken by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak Observatory in November 1995, or 29 months prior to its official discovery observation at Piszkéstető.[8]
Physical characteristics
editHorgos has been characterized as a stony S-type asteroid by PanSTARRS photometric survey.[7]
Rotation period
editIn January 2014, a rotational lightcurve of Horgos was obtained from photometric observations in the R-band by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 3.57 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.21 magnitude (U=2).[6]
Diameter and albedo
editAccording to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Horgos measures 2.944 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.269.[4][5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 2.79 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 15.14.[3]
Naming
editThis minor planet was named after the village of Horgoš, now in northern Serbia. The village is located near the Hungarian border and has a large Hungarian population. It is also the place where the second discoverer László L. Kiss grew up.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 5 July 2001 (M.P.C. 43048).[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 23718 Horgos (1998 GO10)" (2017-03-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(23718) Horgos". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (23718) Horgos. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 872. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9751. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c d e "LCDB Data for (23718) Horgos". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90.
- ^ a b c Chang, Chan-Kao; Ip, Wing-Huen; Lin, Hsing-Wen; Cheng, Yu-Chi; Ngeow, Chow-Choong; Yang, Ting-Chang; et al. (August 2015). "Asteroid Spin-rate Study Using the Intermediate Palomar Transient Factory". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 219 (2): 19. arXiv:1506.08493. Bibcode:2015ApJS..219...27C. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/219/2/27. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b c Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus. 261: 34–47. arXiv:1506.00762. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ a b "23718 Horgos (1998 GO10)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
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 (20001)-(25000) – Minor Planet Center
- 23718 Horgos at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 23718 Horgos at the JPL Small-Body Database