1600 Vyssotsky
1600 Vyssotsky, provisional designation 1947 UC, is a rare-type Hungaria asteroid and suspected interloper from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1947, by American astronomer Carl Wirtanen at Lick Observatory in California, United States. It was named after astronomer Alexander Vyssotsky.
Shape model of Vyssotsky from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. A. Wirtanen |
| Discovery site | Lick Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 October 1947 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1600) Vyssotsky |
Named after | Alexander Vyssotsky (astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1947 UC |
Minor planet category | main-belt · Hungaria |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 69.62 yr (25,427 days) |
| Aphelion | 1.9183 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7793 AU |
Semi-major axis | 1.8488 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0376 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 2.51 yr (918 days) |
Mean anomaly | 199.42° |
Mean motion | 0° 23m 31.56s / day |
| Inclination | 21.173° |
Longitude of ascending node | 60.602° |
| 50.543° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.29±0.89 km 7.00 km (calculated) 7.41±0.06 km 7.413±0.057 km 7.50±0.50 km |
Synodic rotation period | 3.2±0.01 h 3.201±0.001 h 3.201±0.005 h 3.2011±0.0004 h 3.20116±0.00004 h 3.20124±0.00004 h 3.201264±0.00001 h 3.20144±0.00002 h 3.204±0.003 h 3.205±0.003 h 3.205±0.005 h |
| 0.3 (assumed) 0.321±0.059 0.46±0.23 0.506±0.187 0.547±0.076 | |
| SMASS = A · A | |
| 11.90 · 12.50 · 12.7 | |
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