183 Istria

183 Istria
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Istria
Discovery[1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteAustrian Naval Obs.
Discovery date8 February 1878
Designations
(183) Istria
Pronunciation/ˈɪstriə/[2]
Named after
Istrian Peninsula[3]
(in the Adriatic Sea)
A878 CD; 1948 CG
main-belt[1][4] · (middle)
background[5][6]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.08 yr (40,937 d)
Aphelion3.7699 AU
Perihelion1.8117 AU
2.7908 AU
Eccentricity0.3508
4.66 yr (1,703 d)
61.603°
0° 12m 41.04s / day
Inclination26.391°
141.95°
264.12°
Physical characteristics
30.779±0.278 km[7]
32.927±0.168 km[8]
34.55±0.84 km[9]
35.43±2.8 km[10]
11.6±0.5 h[11]
11.77 h[12]
0.1890±0.034[10]
0.201±0.012[9]
0.227±0.038[8]
0.2582±0.0384[7]
Tholen = S[4]
SMASS = S[4][13]
S[14][15]
B–V = 0.842[4]
U–B = 0.359[4]
9.56±0.45[15]
9.66[12]
9.68[4][13][7][9][10]

183 Istria is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 33 kilometers (21 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 February 1878, by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Austrian Naval Observatory in Pola, in what is now Croatia.[1] The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 11.77 hours.[13] It was named for the Istrian Peninsula.[3]

Orbit and classification

Istria is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population.[5][6] It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 1.8–3.8 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,703 days; semi-major axis of 2.79 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.35 and an inclination of 26° with respect to the ecliptic.[4]

Physical characteristics

Istria has been characterized as a common, stony S-type asteroid in both the Tholen and SMASS classification.[4]

Rotation period

In August 1979, a rotational lightcurve of Istria was obtained from photometric observations by American astronomer Alain Harris. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 11.77 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.31 magnitude (U=3).[12] Observations by French amateur astronomer Laurent Bernasconi gave a similar period of 11.6 hours (U=2).[11]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite and the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Istria measures between 30.779 and 35.43 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.1890 and 0.2582.[7][8][9][10]

Naming

This minor planet was named after the Istrian Peninsula in the Adriatic Sea, where the city of Pula (then Pola) with its discovering observatory is located. A the time the peninsula was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The asteroid's name was given by Vice-Admiral Bernhard von Wüllerstorf-Urbair, who is known as the captain of the first Austrian circumnavigatory adventure with the sail frigate SMS Novara.[3] The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 183).[3]

References

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  2. ^ Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
  3. ^ a b c d Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(183) Istria". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (183) Istria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 31. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_184. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
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  6. ^ a b "Asteroid (183) Istria". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (183) Istria". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  12. ^ a b c Harris, A. W.; Young, J. W. (April 1983). "Asteroid rotation. IV". Icarus. 54 (1): 59–109. Bibcode:1983Icar...54...59H. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(83)90072-6. ISSN 0019-1035.
  13. ^ a b c "LCDB Data for (183) Istria". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  14. ^ Belskaya, I. N.; Fornasier, S.; Tozzi, G. P.; Gil-Hutton, R.; Cellino, A.; Antonyuk, K.; et al. (March 2017). "Refining the asteroid taxonomy by polarimetric observations". Icarus. 284: 30–42. Bibcode:2017Icar..284...30B. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.11.003. hdl:11336/63617.
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