1281 Jeanne (prov. designation: 1933 QJ) is a dark asteroid from the background population of the intermediate asteroid belt. It was discovered on 25 August 1933, by astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, who named it after his daughter, Jeanne.[2][3] The likely P-type asteroid has a rotation period of 15.2 hours and measures approximately 22 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter.

1281 Jeanne
Modelled shape of Jeanne from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byS. Arend
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date25 August 1933
Designations
(1281) Jeanne
Named after
Jeanne Arend[2]
(discoverer's daughter)
1933 QJ · 1929 RG
1938 YL · A904 NA
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.73 yr (41,173 days)
Aphelion3.0888 AU
Perihelion2.0223 AU
2.5555 AU
Eccentricity0.2087
4.09 yr (1,492 days)
232.49°
0° 14m 28.68s / day
Inclination7.4473°
210.11°
72.775°
Physical characteristics
14.26±5.17 km[5]
21.65±1.7 km[6]
21.65±3.82 km[7]
23.16±0.30 km[8]
25.716±0.108 km[9]
27.620±0.150 km[10]
15.18±0.06 h[11]
  • (153.0°, 19°) (λ11)[12]
  • (338.0°, 32.0°) (λ22)[12]
0.0530±0.0074[10]
0.058±0.007[9]
0.079±0.003[8]
0.0863 (derived)[13]
0.0864±0.016[6]
0.09±0.04[7]
0.17±0.08[5]
X[14] · P[10]
11.36±0.32[14] · 11.50[7] · 11.60[1][6][8][10][13] · 11.78[5]

Orbit and classification

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Jeanne is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.[4] It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,492 days; semi-major axis of 2.56 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The asteroid was first identified in July 1904, as A904 NA at Heidelberg Observatory, where the body's observation arc begins in September 1929, almost four years prior to its official discovery observation at Uccle.[3]

Naming

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This minor planet was named after Jeanne Arend, daughter of Belgian discoverer Sylvain Arend.[2] The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 117).[2]

Physical characteristics

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Jeanne has been characterized as both an X-type and P-type asteroid by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) and Pan-STARRS photometric survey, respectively.[10][14]

Rotation period and poles

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In May 2002, a rotational lightcurve of Jeanne was obtained from photometric observations by French amateur astronomer Christophe Demeautis. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 15.18 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.45 magnitude (U=2).[11] A lightcurve was also modeled using photometric data from the Lowell Photometric Database. It gave a concurring sidereal period of 15.30379±0.00001 hours and two spin axes at (153.0°, 19°) and (338.0°, 32.0°) in ecliptic coordinates (λ, β).[12]

Diameter and albedo

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According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's WISE telescope, Jeanne measures between 14.26 and 27.620 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.053 and 0.17.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.0863 and a diameter of 21.65 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 11.6.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1281 Jeanne (1933 QJ)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1281) Jeanne". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 106. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1282. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ^ a b c "1281 Jeanne (1933 QJ)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid 1281 Jeanne – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Kramer, E. A.; Grav, T.; et al. (September 2016). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astronomical Journal. 152 (3): 12. arXiv:1606.08923. Bibcode:2016AJ....152...63N. doi:10.3847/0004-6256/152/3/63.
  6. ^ a b c d Tedesco, E. F.; Noah, P. V.; Noah, M.; Price, S. D. (October 2004). "IRAS Minor Planet Survey V6.0". NASA Planetary Data System. 12: IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Bibcode:2004PDSS...12.....T. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d Nugent, C. R.; Mainzer, A.; Masiero, J.; Bauer, J.; Cutri, R. M.; Grav, T.; et al. (December 2015). "NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year One: Preliminary Asteroid Diameters and Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (2): 13. arXiv:1509.02522. Bibcode:2015ApJ...814..117N. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/117. S2CID 9341381. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d 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. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
  9. ^ a b c Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. S2CID 119293330. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. S2CID 35447010.
  11. ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (1281) Jeanne". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Durech, J.; Hanus, J.; Oszkiewicz, D.; Vanco, R. (March 2016). "Asteroid models from the Lowell photometric database". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 587: 6. arXiv:1601.02909. Bibcode:2016A&A...587A..48D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527573. S2CID 118427201. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. ^ a b c "LCDB Data for (1281) Jeanne". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  14. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 53493339. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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