1710 Gothard
Stony asteroid
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1710 Gothard, provisional designation 1941 UF, is a stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 October 1941, by Hungarian astronomer György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary.[7] It was later named after Hungarian amateur astronomer JenŠGothard.[2]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Kulin |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Obs. |
| Discovery date | 20 October 1941 |
| Designations | |
| (1710) Gothard | |
Named after | JenÅ Gothard (amateur astronomer)[2] |
| 1941 UF · 1955 TT | |
| main-belt · (inner)[3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 61.45 yr (22,446 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9449 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.6975 AU |
| 2.3212 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2687 |
| 3.54 yr (1,292 days) | |
| 204.83° | |
| 0° 16m 43.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 8.4727° |
| 356.61° | |
| 335.99° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 5.66 km (calculated)[3] 9.838±0.179 km[4][5] |
| 4.939±0.003 h[6] 4.94 h[6] | |
| 0.087±0.013[4][5] 0.20 (assumed)[3] | |
| S[3] | |
| 13.3[4] · 13.6[1][3] | |
Orbit and classification
The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.7â2.9 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,292 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Gothard's observation arc begins 14 years after its official discovery observation, when it was identified as 1955 TT at Uccle Observatory in 1955.[7]
Physical characteristics
Rotation period
In October 2001 and October 2008, two rotational light-curves of Gothard were obtained by French amateur astronomers Laurent Bernasconi and René Roy, giving a concurring rotation period of 4.94 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 and 0.32 in magnitude, respectively (U=3/3-).[6]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Gothard measures 9.84 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo of 0.087,[4][5] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for stony asteroids of 0.20 and calculates a diameter of 5.66 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 13.6.[3]
Naming
This minor planet was named in memory of Hungarian amateur astronomer JenÅ Gothard (1857â1909), who discovered the central star in the Ring Nebula (M57).[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 February 1980 (M.P.C. 5183).[8]
