13003 Dickbeasley, provisional designation 1982 FN, is a background asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station on 21 March 1982.[2] The asteroid was named in memory of American NAU administrator Dick Beasley.[2]
Contents
1Orbit and classification
2Naming
3Physical characteristics
3.1Rotation period
3.2Diameter and albedo
4References
5External links
Orbit and classification
Dickbeasley is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.0–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,495 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 27° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation, as no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made.[2]
Naming
This minor planet was named in memory of American Richard "Dick" E. Beasley (1934–1992), a teacher and administrator at Northern Arizona University. He was also a multi-media artist and a preeminent figure in the calligraphic world.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 February 2009 (M.P.C. 65122).[10]
Physical characteristics
Rotation period
In April 2015, a rotational lightcurve of Dickbeasley was obtained from photometric observations made at the Phillips Academy Observatory (I12). It gave a rotation period of 3.502 hours with a brightness variation of 0.44 magnitude ({{{1}}}).[8] One month later, in May 2015, observations at Texas Tech's Preston Gott Observatory gave a concurring period of 3.4999 hours with an amplitude of 0.30 magnitude ({{{1}}}).[7]
These results supersede the first obtained lightcurve at the Palomar Transient Factory from September 2012, which gave a period of 3.4992 hours and an amplitude of 0.42 ({{{1}}}).[6]
Diameter and albedo
According to the surveys carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Dickbeasley measures 8.2 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.07,[4][5] while he Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 5.4 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.7.[3]
↑ 2.02.12.22.32.4"13003 Dickbeasley (1982 FN)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=13003.
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.5"LCDB Data for (13003) Dickbeasley". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=13003|Dickbeasley.
↑ 4.04.14.24.3Mainzer, 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 Journal741 (2): 25. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...90M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...90M. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ 5.05.15.2Masiero, 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 Journal741 (2): 20. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Bibcode: 2011ApJ...741...68M. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
↑ 6.06.16.2Waszczak, 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 Journal150 (3): 35. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75. Bibcode: 2015AJ....150...75W. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015AJ....150...75W. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ 7.07.1Clark, Maurice (January 2016). "Asteroid Photometry from the Preston Gott Observatory". The Minor Planet Bulletin43 (1): 2–5. ISSN 1052-8091. Bibcode: 2016MPBu...43....2C. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2016MPBu...43....2C. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑ 8.08.1Odden, Caroline; Jenkins, Ravn; Nasser, Ravenne; Nix, Sabine; Dear, Anna (October 2015). "Finding the Lightcurve and Rotation Period of Minor Planet 13003 Dickbeasley". The Minor Planet Bulletin42 (4): 237. ISSN 1052-8091. Bibcode: 2015MPBu...42..237O. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015MPBu...42..237O. Retrieved 23 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". Icarus261: 34–47. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Bibcode: 2015Icar..261...34V. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015Icar..261...34V. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
↑"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html.
External links
Richard E. Beasley, Biography
Richard E. Beasley (1934–1992), The Art of the Letter
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 (10001)-(15000) – Minor Planet Center
13003 Dickbeasley at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
13003 Dickbeasley at the JPL Small-Body Database
Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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