3578 Carestia, provisional designation 1977 CC, is an extremely dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 58 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 11 February 1977, by the staff of the Felix Aguilar Observatory at El Leoncito Complex in San Juan, Argentina.[12] The asteroid was named after South American astronomer Reinaldo Carestia.[2]
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Félix Aguilar Obs. |
| Discovery site | El Leoncito |
| Discovery date | 11 February 1977 |
| Designations | |
| (3578) Carestia | |
Named after | Reinaldo Carestia (South American astronomer)[2] |
| 1977 CC · 1939 PL 1950 LG · 1985 RY | |
| main-belt · (outer)[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 77.73 yr (28,391 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.8780 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5496 AU |
| 3.2138 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2067 |
| 5.76 yr (2,104 days) | |
| 220.68° | |
| 0° 10m 15.96s / day | |
| Inclination | 21.293° |
| 284.70° | |
| 47.939° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 42.882±0.066[3] 49.113±0.881 km[4] 57.80±2.3 km (IRAS:9)[5] 58.07±0.98 km[6] 59.29 km (derived)[7] 64.64±1.54 km[8] |
| 7.08 h[9] 9.93±0.01 h[10] | |
| 0.0121±0.001 (IRAS:9)[5] 0.020 (derived)[7] 0.0292±0.0066[4] 0.039±0.012[8][3] 0.051±0.002[6] | |
| C [7] | |
| 10.08±0.59[11] · 10.10[6][8] · 10.3[1] · 11.0[4][7][9] · 11.60[5] | |
Orbit and classification
editCarestia orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.9 AU once every 5 years and 9 months (2,104 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 21° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The first precovery was taken at Crimea-Simeis in 1939, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 38 years prior to its discovery.[12]
Physical characteristics
editThe carbonaceous C-type asteroid is one of the darkest main-belt asteroids known.[1][7]
Rotation period
editIn September 2008, a rotational lightcurve was obtained from photometric observations made by Italian astronomer Federico Manzini at the Stazione Astronomica di Sozzago (A12), Italy. It rendered it a rotation period of 9.93±0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.13 in magnitude (U=2).[10] Previously, a fragmentary lightcurve from the 1990s, gave a shorter period of 7.1 hours with an amplitude of 0.25 (U=1).[9]
Diameter and albedo
editAccording to the space-based surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid's surface has an exceptionally low albedo between 0.012 and 0.051. Combined with the observation's corresponding absolute magnitude, this results in an inferred diameter of 42.9 to 64.6 kilometers.[3][4][5][6][8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.02 and a diameter of 59.3 kilometers.[7]
Naming
editThis minor planet was named after of South American astronomer Reinaldo Augusto Carestia (1932–1993), professor of positional astronomy at UNSJ's School of Topography, publisher of 5 star catalogs, and member of the National Committee of Scientific and Technological Research of Chile. For decades, he worked with the Repsold Meridian Circle at the discovering Felix Aguilar Observatory.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 19 October 1994 (M.P.C. 24120).[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3578 Carestia (1977 CC)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3578) Carestia". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3578) Carestia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 301. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3577. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ a b c 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 5 December 2016.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. 12: IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
- ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (3578) Carestia". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b c Holliday, B. (March 1997). "Photometric Observations of Minor Planet 3578 Caresia". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 24.: 1. Bibcode:1997MPBu...24....1H. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (3578) Carestia". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ 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 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "3578 Carestia (1977 CC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
External links
edit- Observatorio Astronómico Félix Aguilar – "Museo astronómico Reinaldo Carestia" (in Spanish)
- 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
- 3578 Carestia at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 3578 Carestia at the JPL Small-Body Database