(11436) 1969 QR (provisional designation 1969 QR) is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 August 1969, by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany.[5]

(11436) 1969 QR
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Kohoutek
Discovery siteBergedorf Obs.
Discovery date22 August 1969
Designations
(11436) 1969 QR
1969 QR · 1988 DP
main-belt · Flora[2]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc47.51 yr (17,352 days)
Aphelion2.5411 AU
Perihelion1.9081 AU
2.2246 AU
Eccentricity0.1423
3.32 yr (1,212 days)
195.20°
0° 17m 49.2s / day
Inclination7.3470°
239.46°
56.011°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions3.74 km (calculated)[2]
2.65 h[3]
0.24 (assumed)[2]
S[2]
14.3[1][2] · 14.60±0.33[4]

Description

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The S-type asteroid is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,212 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] As no precoveries were taken, the asteroid's observation arc starts with its discovery observation in 1969.[5]

A rotational lightcurve for this asteroid was published by several Hungarian astronomers in August 2005. The photometric observations gave a rotation period of 2.65 hours with a brightness variation of 0.27 magnitude (U=2).[3]

The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the largest member and namesake of its orbital family – and calculates a diameter of 3.7 kilometers.[2]

Numbering and naming

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This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 28 September 1999.[6] As of 2018, it has not been named.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 11436 (1969 QR)" (2017-02-23 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "LCDB Data for (11436)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b Székely, P.; Kiss, L. L.; Szabó, Gy. M.; Sárneczky, K.; Csák, B.; Váradi, M.; et al. (August 2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets". Planetary and Space Science. 53 (9): 925–936. arXiv:astro-ph/0504462. Bibcode:2005P&SS...53..925S. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. ^ 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. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "11436 (1969 QR)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  6. ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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