152 Atala

152 Atala
	A three-dimensional model of 152 Atala based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by	P. P. Henry
Discovery date	2 November 1875
Designations
MPC designation	(152) Atala
Pronunciation	/əˈtɑːlə/; French: [atala]
Named after	Atala
Alternative designations	A875 VB
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	130.69 yr (47735 d)
Aphelion	3.3855 AU (506.46 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8984 AU (433.59 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.1420 AU (470.04 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.077507
Orbital period (sidereal)	5.57 yr (2034.2 d)
Mean anomaly	52.593°
Mean motion	0° 10m 37.092s / day
Inclination	12.114°
Longitude of ascending node	39.945°
Argument of perihelion	59.807°
Earth MOID	1.93567 AU (289.572 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.85235 AU (277.108 Gm)
TJupiter	3.171
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	65 ± 8 km; 71–122 km
Mass	(5.43 ± 1.24) × 1018 kg
Synodic rotation period	6.246 h (0.2603 d)
Sidereal rotation period	5.28-6.25 hours
Geometric albedo	0.054
Spectral type	D
Absolute magnitude (H)	8.33

152 Atala is a large main belt asteroid that was discovered by brothers Paul Henry and Prosper Henry on 2 November 1875, but the discovery was credited to Paul. It is a type D asteroid, meaning that it is composed of carbon, organic rich silicates and possibly water ice.

The asteroid is named for the eponymous heroine of the 1801 novella Atala by François-René de Chateaubriand.^[8] The Henry brothers also named the last of their discoveries, 186 Celuta, after another Chateaubriand heroine.^[9] Both Atala and Céluta are American Indian fictional characters.^[10]

An occultation of a star by Atala was observed from Japan on 11 March 1994. Subsequent occultations have been observed as recently as 2006.^{[citation needed]}

Photometric of this asteroid made in 1981 gave a light curve with a period of 5.282 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.50 in magnitude.^[11]

References

^ Hardard's Numbered MPs
^ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
^ Yeomans, Donald K., "152 Atala", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
^ Ďurech, Josef; Kaasalainen, Mikko; Herald, David; Dunham, David; Timerson, Brad; Hanuš, Josef; et al. (2011). "Combining asteroid models derived by lightcurve inversion with asteroidal occultation silhouettes" (PDF). Icarus. 214 (2): 652–670. arXiv:1104.4227. Bibcode:2011Icar..214..652D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
^ Asterodoccultation.com Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
^ Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
^ SPIFF LCSUMPUB
^ Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^ Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2012). Dictionary of minor planet names (6th ed.). Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 29. ISBN 9783642297182. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
^ Chateaubriand, François-René (1801). Atala.; Chateaubriand, François-René (1802). René.
^ Schober, H. J. (July 1983), "The large C-type asteroids 146 Lucina and 410 Chloris, and the small S-type asteroids 152 Atala and 631 Philippina - Rotation periods and lightcurves", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 53: 71–75, Bibcode:1983A&AS...53...71S.

External links

Occultation of TYC 5558-01048-1 by (152) Atala on 2006 May 7 UT
(152) Atala near opposition 5 July 2007 (2.38AU from Earth)
152 Atala at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
152 Atala at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

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[1] Hardard's Numbered MPs

[lowell-2] "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.

[JPL-3] Yeomans, Donald K., "152 Atala", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.

[Ďurech2011-4] Ďurech, Josef; Kaasalainen, Mikko; Herald, David; Dunham, David; Timerson, Brad; Hanuš, Josef; et al. (2011). "Combining asteroid models derived by lightcurve inversion with asteroidal occultation silhouettes" (PDF). Icarus. 214 (2): 652–670. arXiv:1104.4227. Bibcode:2011Icar..214..652D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2011.03.016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[5] Asterodoccultation.com Archived 2006-10-10 at the Wayback Machine

[Carry2012-6] Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, vol. 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

[7] SPIFF LCSUMPUB

[8] Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 29. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

[9] Schmadel, Lutz D.; International Astronomical Union (2012). Dictionary of minor planet names (6th ed.). Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 29. ISBN 9783642297182. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

[10] Chateaubriand, François-René (1801). Atala.; Chateaubriand, François-René (1802). René.

[Schober1983-11] Schober, H. J. (July 1983), "The large C-type asteroids 146 Lucina and 410 Chloris, and the small S-type asteroids 152 Atala and 631 Philippina - Rotation periods and lightcurves", Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement Series, 53: 71–75, Bibcode:1983A&AS...53...71S.

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