1900 Katyusha

1900 Katyusha
	Modelled shape of Katyusha from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered by	T. Smirnova
Discovery site	Crimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date	16 December 1971
Designations
Named after	Yekaterina Zelenko; (Soviet war pilot)
Alternative designations	1971 YB · 1938 WM; 1941 SS1 · 1950 LS; 1953 GL1 · 1961 WD; 1969 DC
Minor planet category	main-belt · Flora family
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	63.59 yr (23,226 days)
Aphelion	2.5075 AU
Perihelion	1.9116 AU
Semi-major axis	2.2096 AU
Eccentricity	0.1348
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.28 yr (1,200 days)
Mean anomaly	354.20°
Mean motion	0° 18m 0.36s / day
Inclination	6.5426°
Longitude of ascending node	281.91°
Argument of perihelion	142.40°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	8.820±0.097 km; 9 km
Synodic rotation period	9.4999 h (0.39583 d)
Geometric albedo	0.29; 0.299±0.037
Spectral type	S
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

1900 Katyusha (prov. designation: 1971 YB) is a stony background asteroid from the inner asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 16 December 1971, by Russian astronomer Tamara Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula and named in honor of Yekaterina Zelenko, the only woman to credited with conducting an aerial ramming.

Orbit and classification

Katyusha is a member of the Flora family, one of the largest groups of stony asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 3 months (1,200 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.

Naming

This minor planet was named in honor of Ukrainian Yekaterina Zelenko (1916–1941), a war pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union, known for being the only woman who had ever executed an aerial ramming. The asteroid's name "Katyusha" is a petname for Ekaterina.

Physical characteristics

It rotates around its axis with a period of 9.4999 hours and with a brightness variation of 0.72 magnitude, indicating a non-spheroidal shape.

According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Katyusha measures between 8.820 and 9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.29 and 0.299. Katyusha has been characterized as a S-type asteroid.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1900 Katyusha (1971 YB)" (2016-11-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(1900) Katyusha". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1900) Katyusha. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 152. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1901. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
1 2 3 4 "MinorPlanet.info: One Asteroid Information". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Search using Number = "1900"
1 2 3 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 14 June 2017.
1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; Cabrera, M. S. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
1 2 3 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 23 August 2016.
↑ "1900 Katyusha (1971 YB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
↑ Sada, Pedro V. (September 2008). "CCD Photometry of Six Asteroids from the Universidad de Monterry Observatory" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (3): 105–107. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..105S. ISSN 1052-8091. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

External links

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 Archived 29 July 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
1900 Katyusha at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
1900 Katyusha at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters

[jpldata-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1900 Katyusha (1971 YB)" (2016-11-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[springer-2] 1 2 3 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). "(1900) Katyusha". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1900) Katyusha. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 152. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1901. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.

[LCDB-3] 1 2 3 4 "MinorPlanet.info: One Asteroid Information". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Search using Number = "1900"

[Masiero-2014-4] 1 2 3 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 14 June 2017.

[Masiero-2012-5] 1 2 3 Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; Cabrera, M. S. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[WISE-6] 1 2 3 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 23 August 2016.

[MPC-Katyusha-7] "1900 Katyusha (1971 YB)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[Sada-2008b-8] Sada, Pedro V. (September 2008). "CCD Photometry of Six Asteroids from the Universidad de Monterry Observatory" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 35 (3): 105–107. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..105S. ISSN 1052-8091. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.