26858 Misterrogers
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | E. F. Helin |
| Discovery site | Palomar Obs. |
| Discovery date | 21 March 1993 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 26858 Misterrogers[2] |
Named after |
Fred Rogers (U.S. TV-personality)[3] |
|
1993 FR · 1952 SU 2000 EK107 | |
| Mars-crosser [1][4] | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 25.37 yr (9,267 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1466 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.5373 AU |
| 2.3420 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3435 |
| 3.58 yr (1,309 days) | |
| 195.17° | |
| Inclination | 21.900° |
| 203.82° | |
| 247.43° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.6672 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions |
8.07±0.17 km[5] 8.18 km (calculated)[4] |
| 8.066±0.007 h[lower-alpha 1] | |
|
0.208±0.010[5] 0.20 (assumed)[4] | |
| S [4] | |
| 12.8[1] | |
|
| |
26858 Misterrogers /ˌmɪstər ˈrɒdʒərz/ is a Mars crossing asteroid named after children's television host Fred Rogers.[6] Rogers, who had a lifelong fascination with the sky and astronomy—he obtained a pilot's license while still in high school—also produced with the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh a planetarium show called The Sky above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which is still shown at many planetariums across the United States.
The International Astronomical Union citation reads as follows:
"Fred McFeely Rogers (1928–2003) was a tireless and passionate advocate for children who taught that everyone is unique and deserving of love and respect 'just the way you are'. For more than 30 years he used his public television program Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a vehicle of service to the youngest members of the human family."
The naming was proposed, and citation prepared, by John G. Radzilowicz, Director of the Henry Buhl, Jr. Planetarium & Observatory at the Carnegie Science Center.[7]
References
- ↑ Skiff (2011) web: rotation period 8.066±0.007 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.13 mag. LCDB's Quality Code is 3. Summary figures at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) for (26858) Misterrogers
- 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 26858 Misterrogers (1993 FR)" (2015-10-08 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "26858 Misterrogers (1993 FR)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names –. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 "LCDB Data for (26858) Misterrogers". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- 1 2 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 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "26858 Misterrogers (1993 FR)". JPL Small-Body Database Browser.
- ↑ Ryan, Joal. "Mister Rogers, the Asteroid". Eonline.
External links
- 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 (25001)-(30000) – Minor Planet Center
- 26858 Misterrogers at the JPL Small-Body Database
