17035 Velichko

17035 Velichko, provisional designation 1999 FC10, is a Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4.5 kilometers in diameter.

17035 Velichko
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLONEOS
Discovery siteAnderson Mesa Stn.
Discovery date22 March 1999
Designations
(17035) Velichko
Named after
Fedor Velichko
(Ukrainian astronomer)[2]
1999 FC10 · 1989 TD2
1991 EX1
main-belt · Vestian[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc27.44 yr (10,023 days)
Aphelion2.8032 AU
Perihelion2.0823 AU
2.4428 AU
Eccentricity0.1476
3.82 yr (1,395 days)
123.83°
0° 15m 29.52s / day
Inclination6.2451°
179.78°
174.73°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.19 km (calculated)[3]
4.758±0.314 km[4][5]
2.8990±0.0006[6]
2.899±0.001 h[7]
0.283±0.080[5]
0.2832±0.0801[4]
0.4 (assumed)[3]
V[3][8]
13.5[1][3] · 13.6[4] · 13.394±0.004 (R)[6] · 13.92±0.30[8]

    It was discovered on 22 March 1999, by LONEOS program at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, United States.[9] The asteroid was named after Ukrainian astronomer Fedor Velichko.

    Orbit and classification

    Velichko is a core member of the Vesta family, thought to have originated from the Rheasilvia crater, a large impact crater on the south-polar surface of 4 Vesta, which is the main-belt's second-most-massive asteroid after 1 Ceres.

    It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.8 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,395 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 6° with respect to the ecliptic.[1]

    The asteroid's observation arc begins 10 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification as 1989 TD2 at ESO's La Silla Observatory in October 1989.[9]

    Physical characteristics

    Velichko has been characterized as a bright V-type asteroid by Pan-STARRS photometric survey.[8]

    Rotation period

    Two photometric lightcurves of Velichko were obtained by French astronomer René Roy at the Blauvac Observatory (627) in France, and by astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 2.899 and 2.8990 hours with a brightness variation of 0.23 and 0.29 magnitude, respectively (U=2/2).[7][6]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Velichko has a diameter of 4.8 kilometers and an albedo of 0.28.[4] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a much higher albedo of 0.40, which is typical value for the bright stony surface of Vestian asteroids, and calculates a shorter diameter of 4.2 kilometers.[3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after Ukrainian astronomer Fedor P. Velichko (1957–2013), who was a senior scientist at the Institute of Astronomy of the Ukrainian National University of Kharkiv, and director of the University's Chuguev Observing Station (131), also known as the Chuguevskaya Station. He was an expert on the photometry and polarimetry of small Solar System bodies.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 21 July 2005 (M.P.C. 54563).[10]

    References
    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 17035 Velichko (1999 FC10)" (2017-03-11 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(17035) Velichko [2.44, 0.15, 6.2]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (17035) Velichko, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 104. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_1091. ISBN 978-3-540-34360-8.
    3. "LCDB Data for (17035) Velichko". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    4. 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 17 May 2016.
    5. 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 3 December 2016.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    6. Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    7. Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (17035) Velichko". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    8. 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 17 May 2016.
    9. "17035 Velichko (1999 FC10)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
    10. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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