6433 Enya

6433 EnyaDiscovery [1]

Discovered by| A. Mrkos
Discovery site| Kleť Obs.
Discovery date| 18 November 1978
Designations

MPC designation

| (6433) Enya

Named after

| Enya (Irish musician)[2]

Alternative designations

| 1978 WC * 1952 UH
1989 WZ4

Minor planet category

| main-belt * (inner) [3]
background
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc| 64.53 yr (23,568 days)
Aphelion| 2.9085 AU
Perihelion| 1.8673 AU

Semi-major axis

| 2.3879 AU
Eccentricity| 0.2180

Orbital period (sidereal)

| 3.69 yr (1,348 days)

Mean anomaly

| 191.23°

Mean motion

| 0° 16m 1.56s / day
Inclination| 8.6309°

Longitude of ascending node

| 87.329°

Argument of perihelion

| 317.28°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions| 3.68 km (calculated)[3]
6.69±0.97 km[4]
7.08±1.79 km[5]
7.416±0.165 km[6][7]

Synodic rotation period

| 7.400±0.0064 h[8]

Geometric albedo

| 0.06±0.04[5]
0.081±0.012[6][7]
0.090±0.025[4]
0.20 (assumed)[3]

Spectral type

| S [3]

Absolute magnitude (H)

| 14.0[6] * 14.00±0.55[9] * 14.087±0.003 (R)[8] * 14.10[4] * 14.3[1] * 14.37[5] * 14.54[3]

6433 Enya, provisional designation 1978 WC, is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 18 November 1978, by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic.[10] It was named for Irish musician Enya.[2]

## Orbit and classification[edit]

Enya is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 1.9–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,348 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 9° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Enya was first identified as 1952 UH at Goethe Link Observatory in 1952. The body's observation arc, however, begins with its official discovery observation at Kleť in 1978.[10]

## Physical characteristics[edit]

Enya is a presumed S-type asteroid.[3]

### Rotation period[edit]

In March 2013, a fragmentary rotational lightcurve of Enya was obtained from photometric observations at the Palomar Transient Factory in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 7.4 hours with a brightness variation of 0.08 magnitude (U=1).[8]

As of 2017, no other lightcurve has since been obtained from Enya.[3]

### Diameter and albedo[edit]

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Enya measures between 6.69 and 7.416 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.012 and 0.090.[4][5][6][7]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 3.68 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 14.54.[3]

## Naming[edit]

This minor planet was named after Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin (born 1961), known as Enya, an Irish singer, songwriter, musician, and producer.[2] Naming was proposed by G. V. Williams and published on 20 June 1997 (M.P.C. 30099).[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6433 Enya (1978 WC)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
2. ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6433) Enya". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6433) Enya. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 532\. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5865. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. ^ a b c d e f g h "LCDB Data for (6433) Enya". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. ^ 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. S2CID 46350317. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
5. ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63.
6. ^ 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. S2CID 35447010.
7. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 118745497. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
8. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 8342929. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
9. ^ 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. S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
10. ^ a b "6433 Enya (1978 WC)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
11. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

## External links[edit]

* About (6433) Enya, Rock & Roll Minor Planets, Minor Planet Center
* 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 (5001)-(10000) – Minor Planet Center
* 6433 Enya at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
* Ephemeris * Observation prediction * Orbital info * Proper elements * Observational info
* 6433 Enya at the JPL Small-Body Database
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Enya

* Discography

Studio albums|

* Enya
* Watermark
* Shepherd Moons
* The Memory of Trees
* A Day Without Rain
* Amarantine
* And Winter Came...
* Dark Sky Island

Singles|

* "Orinoco Flow"
* "Evening Falls..."
* "Storms in Africa"
* "Caribbean Blue"
* "How Can I Keep from Singing?"
* "Book of Days"
* "Marble Halls"
* "The Celts"
* "Anywhere Is"
* "On My Way Home"
* "Only If..."
* "Only Time"
* "Wild Child"
* "May It Be"
* "Amarantine"
* "It's in the Rain"
* "Trains and Winter Rains"
* "White Is in the Winter Night"
* "Echoes in Rain"

Compilations|

* Paint the Sky with Stars
* The Very Best of Enya

EPs|

* Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection

Box sets|

* A Box of Dreams
* Only Time: The Collection

Soundtrack albums|

* The Frog Prince: The Original Soundtrack Recording
* Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati

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