24626 Astrowizard
{{Short description|Main-belt asteroid}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet = yes
| name = 24626 Astrowizard
| background = #D6D6D6
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| discoverer = C. S. Shoemaker
E. M. Shoemaker
| discovery_site = Palomar Obs.
| discovered = 9 October 1980
| mpc_name = (24626) Astrowizard
| alt_names = {{mp|1980 TS|3}}{{·}}{{mp|1998 ML|13}}
{{mp|2000 AA|181}}
| pronounced =
| named_after = David V. Rodrigues
{{nowrap|{{small|(astronomy communicator)}}}}
| mp_category = main-belt{{·}}{{small|(middle)}}
background
| epoch = 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
| uncertainty = 0
| observation_arc = 37.22 yr (13,594 days)
| aphelion = 3.5616 AU
| perihelion = 1.9814 AU
| semimajor = 2.7715 AU
| eccentricity = 0.2851
| period = 4.61 yr (1,685 days)
| mean_anomaly = 349.96°
| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.2136|sup=ms}} / day
| inclination = 8.2050°
| asc_node = 183.08°
| arg_peri = 203.27°
| mean_diameter = {{val|6.528|0.594|ul=km}}
| rotation =
| albedo = {{val|0.072|0.011}}
| spectral_type =
}}
24626 Astrowizard (provisional designation {{mp|1980 TS|3}}) is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1980, by American astronomer couple Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named for American science educator David Rodrigues, who would perform at public events as "The Astro Wizard".
Orbit and classification
Astrowizard is a non-family from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the central asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–3.6 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,685 days; semi-major axis of 2.77 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.29 and an inclination of 8° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins at the discovering observatory just two nights prior to its official discovery observation.
Physical characteristics
Based on its geometric albedo of 0.072, Astrowizard is possibly a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.
= Rotation period =
As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of Astrowizard has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.
= Diameter and albedo =
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Astrowizard measures 6.528 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.072.
Naming
This minor planet was named by the discoverers after David V. Rodrigues (born 1952), an American astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He is known for his educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, wearing a wizard costume.
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 May 2003 ({{small|M.P.C. 48396}}).
References
{{reflist|30em|refs=
|type = 2017-11-26 last obs.
|title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3)
|url = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2024626
|publisher = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
|access-date = 31 January 2018}}
|title = 24626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=24626
|access-date = 31 January 2018}}
|title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html
|access-date = 31 January 2018}}
|display-authors = 6
|first1 = Joseph R. |last1 = Masiero
|first2 = A. K. |last2 = Mainzer
|first3 = T. |last3 = Grav
|first4 = J. M. |last4 = Bauer
|first5 = R. M. |last5 = Cutri
|first6 = J. |last6 = Dailey
|first7 = P. R. M. |last7 = Eisenhardt
|first8 = R. S. |last8 = McMillan
|first9 = T. B. |last9 = Spahr
|first10 = M. F. |last10 = Skrutskie
|first11 = D. |last11 = Tholen
|first12 = R. G. |last12 = Walker
|first13 = E. L. |last13 = Wright
|first14 = E. |last14 = DeBaun
|first15 = D. |last15 = Elsbury
|first16 = T. IV |last16 = Gautier
|first17 = S. |last17 = Gomillion
|first18 = A. |last18 = Wilkins
|date = November 2011
|title = Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters
|journal = The Astrophysical Journal
|volume = 741
|issue = 2
|page = 20
|bibcode = 2011ApJ...741...68M
|doi = 10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68
|arxiv = 1109.4096
}}
|title = Asteroid 24626 Astrowizard – Proper Elements
|publisher = AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site
|url = https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.6&n=24626
|access-date= 29 October 2019}}
|title = LCDB Data for (24626) Astrowizard
|publisher = Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)
|url = http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=24626%7CAstrowizard
|access-date = 31 January 2018}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/lcdbsummaryquery.php Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB)], query form ([http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html info] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html |date=16 December 2017 }})
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
- [http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR] – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
- [https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs020001.html Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (20001)-(25000)] – Minor Planet Center
- {{AstDys|24626}}
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