Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell (astronomical society)[2]
Alternative designations
1998 QZ15·1974 TQ1
Minor planet category
main-belt · Eunomia[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[5]
Epoch 1 July 2021 (JD 2459396.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc
69.36 yr (25,334 d)
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2.9499 AU
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2.1479 AU
Semi-major axis
2.5489 AU
Eccentricity
0.1573
Orbital period
4.07 yr (1,486 d)
Mean anomaly
249.07°
Mean motion
0° 14m 31.92s / day
Inclination
12.760°
Longitude of ascending node
286.92°
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7.1969°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
5.304±0.105 km[6][7]
Rotation period
6.4366±0.0007 h[8][9]
Geometric albedo
0.306±0.029[6][7]
Spectral type
S[9]
Absolute magnitude (H)
13.66[1][5] 13.1[6]
13260 Sabadell, prov. designation: 1998 QZ15, is a stony Eunomia asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Catalan amateur astronomers Ferran Casarramona and Antoni Vidal at the Montjoia Observatory (953), Barcelona, on 23 August 1998.[1] The likely elongated asteroid measures approximately 5.3 kilometers (3.3 miles) in diameter and has a rotation period of 5.3 hours.[9] It was named after the astronomical society "Agrupació Astronòmica de Sabadell".[2]
Contents
1Orbit and classification
2Naming
3Physical characteristics
3.1Lightcurves
3.2Diameter and albedo
4References
5External links
Orbit and classification
Sabadell is a core member of the Eunomia family (502),[3][4] a large group of S-type asteroids and the most prominent family in the intermediate main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.1–2.9 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,486 days; semi-major axis of 2.55 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic.[5] A first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory in January 1952, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 46 years prior to its official discovery at Montjoia Observatory.[1]
Naming
This minor planet was named for the well known Catalan–Spanish amateur astronomical society Agrupació Astronómica de Sabadell, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2000. Both discoverers are members of this society.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 26 July 2000 (M.P.C. 41032).[10] The society uses the Observatorio de Sabadell (619), one of the country's most prolific amateur observatories, located in a park in the center of Sabadell, near Barcelona, Spain.[11]
Physical characteristics
Lightcurves
In 2006, a rotational lightcurve was obtained from photometric observations by Italian astronomers Silvano Casulli and Antonio Vagnozzi. It gave a well-defined rotation period of 6.4366±0.0007 hours with a high brightness amplitude of 0.56±0.01 in magnitude ({{{1}}}), indicative of an elongated, non-spherical shape.[8][9]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, the asteroid measures 5.3 kilometers in diameter and has a high surface albedo of 0.31,[6] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.21 and calculates a diameter of 6.1 kilometers, as the lower the body's albedo (reflectivity) the higher its diameter, at a constant absolute magnitude (brightness).[9]
References
↑ 1.01.11.21.3"13260 Sabadell (1998 QZ15)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=13260.
↑ 2.02.12.2Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(13260) Sabadell". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 795. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_8771. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
↑ 3.03.1"Asteroid 13260 Sabadell – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. https://sbntools.psi.edu/ferret/SimpleSearch/results.action?targetName=13260+Sabadell#Asteroid 13260 SabadellEAR-A-VARGBDET-5-NESVORNYFAM-V3.0.
↑ 6.06.16.26.3Mainzer, 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 17 May 2016.
↑ 7.07.1Masiero, 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.
↑ 9.09.19.29.39.4"LCDB Data for (13260) Sabadell". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=13260.
↑"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html.
↑"Observatorio de Sabadell" (in Spanish). Astrónomica de Sabadell. http://www.astrosabadell.org/es/la-entidad/observatori-sabadell.
External links
Agrupación Astronòmica Sabadell in Spanish and Catalan only
Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info )
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR, Geneva Observatory, Raoul Behrend
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000), Minor Planet Center
Asteroid 13260 Sabadell, Small Bodies Data Ferret
13260 Sabadell at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
13260 Sabadell at the JPL Small-Body Database
Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters
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