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3915 Fukushima
Discovery
Discovered by	M. Yanai; K. Watanabe
Discovery site	Kitami Obs.
Discovery date	15 August 1988
Designations
MPC designation	(3915) Fukushima
Named after	Hisao Fukushima; (Japanese amateur astronomer)
Alternative designations	1988 PA1 · 1926 GQ; 1935 UL · 1935 UX; 1950 QT · 1975 EX5; 1977 TV7 · 1977 TW3; 1979 FH1 · 1983 EM
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner)
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	91.05 yr (33,256 days)
Aphelion	2.5392 AU
Perihelion	2.3394 AU
Semi-major axis	2.4393 AU
Eccentricity	0.0410
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.81 yr (1,392 days)
Mean anomaly	238.57°
Mean motion	0° 15m 31.32s / day
Inclination	14.431°
Longitude of ascending node	173.51°
Argument of perihelion	143.54°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	20.38±1.6 km (IRAS:9); 21.993±0.052; 22.354±0.031 km; 22.82±0.38 km
Synodic rotation period	8.40±0.01 h; 9.41±0.01 h; 9.4177±0.0004 h; 9.418±0.001 h
Geometric albedo	0.0441±0.0015; 0.046±0.002; 0.051±0.002; 0.0561±0.010 (IRAS:9)
Spectral type	P · C
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2 · 12.3

3915 Fukushima, provisional designation 1988 PA₁, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter.

It was discovered on 15 August 1988, by Japanese astronomers Masayuki Yanai and Kazuro Watanabe at the Kitami Observatory in eastern Hokkaido, Japan, and named after amateur astronomer Hisao Fukushima.^[2]^[12]

Orbit and classification

Fukushima orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.3–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,392 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.04 and an inclination of 14° with respect to the ecliptic.^[1] The asteroid was first identified as 1926 GQ at Heidelberg Observatory in 1926, extending the body's observation arc by 62 years prior to its official discovery observation at Kitami.^[12]

Physical characteristics

Fukushima has been characterized as a reddish P-type asteroid by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer.^[6] It is also an assumed C-type asteroid.^[3]

Rotation period

Several high-quality rotational lightcurves were obtained from photometric observations since 2003. An observation by Brian D. Warner at the U.S. Palmer Divide Observatory in Colorado rendered a rotation period of 9.418±0.001 hours with a high brightness variation of 0.67 in magnitude (U=3), indicating that the body has a non-spherical shape.^[11] This observation concurs with another measurement taken at the Oakley Observatory that rendered a period of 9.41±0.01 and an amplitude of 0.50 mag (U=3),^[9] superseding a less accurate lightcurve produced by the PDS of 8.40 hours (U=2).^[8] In 2011, an observation by René Roy gave another concurring period of 9.4177±0.0004 hours and an amplitude of 0.79 mag (U=3).^[10] On 16 December 2012, the asteroid occulted the star HIP 4315 over parts of Europe and North America. At the time the body's brightness was 16.3 in magnitude (mag) and that of the star was 8.5 mag.^[13]

Diameter and albedo

According to the space-based surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the Japanese Akari satellite, and the NEOWISE mission, the asteroid has a low albedo in the range of 0.044 and 0.056 with a diameter between 20.3 and 22.8 kilometers.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link gives preference to the results obtained by IRAS with an albedo of 0.0561 and a diameter of 20.38 kilometers.^[3]

Naming

This minor planet was named in honor of Japanese researcher and amateur astronomer, Hisao Fukushima (1910–1997), known for his research in hydrodynamics. He was professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, and, as an active amateur astronomer, a member of the Hokkaido Astronomical Liaison Group.^[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 23 December 1988 (M.P.C. 14030).^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1)" (2017-05-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3915) Fukushima". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3915) Fukushima. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 333. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3904. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "LCDB Data for (3915) Fukushima". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ ^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.
^ ^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. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
^ ^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. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ ^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)
^ ^a ^b Warner, Brian D. (March 2004). "Rotation rates for asteroids 875, 926, 1679, 1796, 3915, 4209, and 34817". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 31 (1): 19–22. Bibcode:2004MPBu...31...19W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Shipley, Heath; Dillard, Alex; Kendall, Jordan; Reichert, Matthew; Sauppe, Jason; Shaffer, Nelson; et al. (September 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - September 2007". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (3): 99–102. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...99S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (3915) Fukushima". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b Warner, Brian D. (April 2011). "Upon Further Review: VI. An Examination of Previous Lightcurve Analysis from the Palmer Divide Observatory". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (2): 96–101. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...96W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b "3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^ Asteroid Occultation Updates
^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

External links

Lightcurve plot of 3915 Fukushima, Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2003)
Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
3915 Fukushima at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
3915 Fukushima at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

[jpldata-1] "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1)" (2017-05-01 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[springer-2] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3915) Fukushima". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3915) Fukushima. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 333. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3904. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

[lcdb-3] "LCDB Data for (3915) Fukushima". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[SIMPS-4] 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.

[Masiero-2014-5] 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. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

[WISE-6] ^ ^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. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[AKARI-7] 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)

[Warner-2004a-8] Warner, Brian D. (March 2004). "Rotation rates for asteroids 875, 926, 1679, 1796, 3915, 4209, and 34817". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 31 (1): 19–22. Bibcode:2004MPBu...31...19W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[Shipley-2008-9] Shipley, Heath; Dillard, Alex; Kendall, Jordan; Reichert, Matthew; Sauppe, Jason; Shaffer, Nelson; et al. (September 2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Observatory - September 2007". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (3): 99–102. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35...99S. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[geneva-obs-10] Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (3915) Fukushima". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[Warner-2011j-11] Warner, Brian D. (April 2011). "Upon Further Review: VI. An Examination of Previous Lightcurve Analysis from the Palmer Divide Observatory". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (2): 96–101. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...96W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

[MPC-Fukushima-12] "3915 Fukushima (1988 PA1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

[fukushima-13] Asteroid Occultation Updates

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-14] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 5 June 2016.

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3915 Fukushima

Orbit and classification

Physical characteristics

Rotation period

Diameter and albedo

Naming

References

External links

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