[AZ-Observing] Re: Fwd: (146268) Jennipolakis
- From: gene lucas <geneluca@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jennifer Polakis <m24@xxxxxxx>, SAC-Forum <sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, EVAC ASTRO <evac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:44:49 -0700
May I add my Very BIG Congrats to our newest solar system "partner", Jenn!
(146268) is a Main Belt asteroid, orbiting around the Sun about 1/6 the
distance outward between Mars to Jupiter. (According to a table at the
MPC web pages), Absolute Magnitude H (at 1 AU) = 17.3 magn., which
indicates a range of estimated size (depending upon reflectivity, or
albedo) from 654 to 2,100 meters (2,146 to 6,890 feet). Not too huge,
but big enough to land a spaceship on it!!
Orbital period is 1275.8 d = 3.49 yrs.
Present distance, 3.497 AU from Earth, or 2.557 AU from the Sun.
Cheers,
Gene Lucas
(17250)
Tom Polakis wrote:
>Our friend Dave Healy has named one of his asteroid discoveries after Jenn!
>She wanted asteroid number 867-5309, but we can't wait long enough for that
>asteroid number to become available.
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>>Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2007 18:38:27 -0700
>>From: David Healy
>>Jenn,
>>
>>It's official! Asteroid (146268) Jennipolakis (sorry, Dr. Marsden
>>insisted on the contraction) is prominently blazing away at magnitude
>>22.7 in Orion. If this makes you feel insignificant, check out the URL
>>from JPL and run the animation--it will show just the important bodies
>>of the inner solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jennipolakis, Mars and
>>Jupiter.
>>
>>http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=146268;orb=1;cov=0#orb
>>
>>I printed out a really official ephemeris for Jennipolakis from the
>>Minor Planet Center. Snail-mailing it to you.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>D
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