1994 Shane

1994 Shane
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program)
Discovery site Goethe Link Obs.
Discovery date 4 October 1961
Designations
MPC designation 1994 Shane
Named after
 C. Donald Shane
(astronomer)[2]
1961 TE · 1939 RN
main-belt · (middle) [3]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 76.50 yr (27942 days)
Aphelion 3.2370 AU (484.25 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1262 AU (318.07 Gm)
2.6816 AU (401.16 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20711
4.39 yr (1603.9 d)
164.83°
0° 13m 28.02s / day
Inclination 10.199°
244.95°
89.013°
Earth MOID 1.14416 AU (171.164 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.24113 AU (335.268 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.323
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 25.15±0.6 km[4]
17.91±0.93 km[5]
25.02 km (derived)[3]
Mean radius
 12.575 ± 0.3 km
8.220 h (0.3425 d)[1][6]
8 h[7]
0.0640 ± 0.003[1][4]
0.129±0.014[5]
0.0372 (derived)[3]
S [3]
12.3[1]

    1994 Shane, provisional designation 1961 TE, is a dark asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, about 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 4 October 1961, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States.[8]

    The asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 5 months (1,602 days). Its orbit is tilted by 10 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic and shows an eccentricity of 0.21. The body takes about 8 hours to rotate once around its axis.[6] According to observations made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the asteroid has an albedo of 0.06,[4] while the survey carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite rendered a higher albedo of 0.13 with a corresponding diameter of 18 kilometers.[5] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an even lower albedo of 0.04, yet does not classify it as a carbonaceous but rather as a S-type asteroid, which typically have much higher albedos due to their stony surface composition.[3]

    It was named after American astronomer Charles Donald Shane (1895–1983), director of Lick Observatory, second president of AURA, and instrumental for the establishment of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. He played a major role in the planning and construction of the first telescopes and buildings on Kitt Peak National Observatory as well.[2]

    See also

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1994 Shane (1961 TE)" (2015-11-18 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1994) Shane. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 161. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
    3. 1 2 3 4 5 "LCDB Data for (1994) Shane". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 December 2015.
    4. 1 2 3 Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
    5. 1 2 3 Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
    6. 1 2 Brinsfield, James W. (April 2010). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at Via Capote Observatory: 4th Quarter 2009". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 37 (2): 50–53. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37...50B. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
    7. ↑ Florczak, M.; Dotto, E.; Barucci, M. A.; Birlan, M.; Erikson, A.; Fulchignoni, M.; et al. (November 1997). "Rotational properties of main belt asteroids: photoelectric and CCD observations of 15 objects". Planetary and Space Science. 45 (11): 1423–1435. Bibcode:1997P&SS...45.1423F. doi:10.1016/S0032-0633(97)00121-9. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
    8. ↑ "1994 Shane (1961 TE)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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