1824 Haworth
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 March 1952 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1824 Haworth |
Named after |
Leland J. Haworth (physicist)[2] |
|
1952 FM · 1942 GC 1951 CA · 1952 HW 1957 HQ · 1957 LA 1974 XA | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.22 yr (39893 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0071 AU (449.86 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.7599 AU (412.88 Gm) |
| 2.8835 AU (431.37 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.042872 |
| 4.90 yr (1788.4 d) | |
| 124.59° | |
| 0° 12m 4.644s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.9300° |
| 15.035° | |
| 70.491° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.7762 AU (265.72 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.08452 AU (311.840 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.291 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.4 | |
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1824 Haworth is the name of an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, which was discovered at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program on 30 March 1952. Its provisional designation was 1952 FM.[3]
The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.8–3.0 AU once every 4.9 years (1,790 days). It has a non-eccentric orbit of 0.04 that is nearly coplanar to the ecliptic, inclined by less than 2 degrees.[1]
It was named in honor of American particle physicist Leland John Haworth (1904–1979), a graduate of Indiana University and second director of the National Science Foundation. His long and varied career included teaching and serving as member of the Atomic Energy Commission, as vice-president and president of Associated Universities, Inc., and as director of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. His negotiations were instrumental for the funding of a 4-meter telescope at the Cerro Tololo Interamerican Observatory.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1824 Haworth (1952 FM)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1824) Haworth. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 146. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "1824 Haworth (1952 FM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Geneve, Raoul Behrend
- 1824 Haworth at the JPL Small-Body Database
