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词条 13963 Euphrates
释义

  1. Orbit and classification

  2. Physical characteristics

  3. Naming

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox planet
| minorplanet = yes
| name = 13963 Euphrates
| background = #D6D6D6
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| discovery_ref =  
| discovered = 3 August 1991
| discoverer = E. W. Elst
| discovery_site = La Silla Obs.
| mpc_name = (13963) Euphrates
| pronounced = {{IPAc-en|j|uː|ˈ|f|r|eɪ|t|iː|z}}
| alt_names = {{mp|1991 PT|4}}{{·}}{{mp|1997 TO|10}}
| named_after = Euphrates [2]
{{small|(river in Mesopotamia)}}
| mp_category = main-belt{{·}}{{small|(outer)}}
Griqua [4]
| orbit_ref =  
| epoch = 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
| uncertainty = 0
| observation_arc = 45.98 yr (16,793 days)
| aphelion = 4.1853 AU
| perihelion = 2.4762 AU
| semimajor = 3.3307 AU
| eccentricity = 0.2566
| period = 6.08 yr (2,220 days)
| mean_anomaly = 84.506°
| mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.1621|sup=ms}} / day
| inclination = 0.9360°
| asc_node = 227.18°
| arg_peri = 129.72°
| tisserand = 3.1090
| dimensions = {{val|9|1}} km {{small|(est. at 0.06)}}[6]
| rotation =
| albedo =
| spectral_type =
| abs_magnitude = 13.9
}}13963 Euphrates ({{IPAc-en|j|uː|ˈ|f|r|eɪ|t|iː|z}}), provisional designation {{mp|1991 PT|4}}, is a resonant Griqua asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 August 1991, by Belgian astronomer Eric Elst at ESO's La Silla Observatory site in Chile.[8] The asteroid was named after the Euphrates River in the Middle East.[2]

Orbit and classification

Euphrates is one of very few bodies located in the 2:1 mean motion resonance with the gas giant Jupiter and belongs to the "marginally unstable" Griqua group.[4]

It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.5–4.2 AU once every 6 years and 1 month (2,220 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.26 and an inclination of 1° with respect to the ecliptic. A first precovery was taken at Palomar Observatory in 1971, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 20 years prior to its official discovery observation.[8]

Physical characteristics

Based on an absolute magnitude of 13.9, it measures between 4 and 10 kilometers in diameter, assuming an albedo in the range of 0.05 to 0.25. Since asteroids in the outer main-belt are mostly of a carbonaceous rather than of a silicaceous composition, with low albedos, typically around 0.06, its diameter is likely to be between 8 and 10 kilometers.[6]

As of 2017, Euphrates{{'}} effective size, its composition and albedo, as well as its rotation period and shape remain unknown.[15]

Naming

This minor planet was named after the Euphrates river, that flows through northern Syria and Iraq.[2]

It is one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. The Tigris–Euphrates river system, a major river system, is formed when the two rivers combine at Al Qurnah. The minor planet 13096 Tigris is named after the other river of this system.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 August 2003 ({{small|M.P.C. 49280}}).[18]

References

1. ^{{cite book |title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (13963) Euphrates, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005 |last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg |page = 82 |date = 2006 |isbn = 978-3-540-34360-8 |doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_818 |chapter = (13963) Euphrates [3.32, 0.26, 0.9] }}
2. ^{{cite web |title = 13963 Euphrates (1991 PT4) |work = Minor Planet Center |url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=13963 |accessdate = 7 April 2016}}
3. ^{{cite web |title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive |work = Minor Planet Center |url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html |accessdate = 19 May 2016}}
4. ^{{cite journal |first1 = F. |last1 = Roig |first2 = D. |last2 = Nesvorný |first3 = S. |last3 = Ferraz-Mello |date = September 2002 |title = Asteroids in the 2 : 1 resonance with Jupiter: dynamics and size distribution |url = http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2002MNRAS.335..417R |journal = Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |volume = 335 |issue = 2 |pages = 417–431 |bibcode = 2002MNRAS.335..417R |doi = 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05635.x |access-date= 7 April 2016}}
5. ^{{cite web |title = Absolute Magnitude (H) |publisher = NASA/JPL |url = http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/h.html |access-date= 7 April 2016}}
6. ^{{cite web |title = LCDB Data for (13963) Euphrates |publisher = Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) |url = http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/GenerateALCDEFPage_Local.php?AstInfo=13963%7CEuphrates |accessdate = 5 July 2017}}
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External links

  • (13963) Euphrates at AstDyS, University of Pisa
  • Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
  • [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
  • Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
  • Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (10001)-(15000) – Minor Planet Center
  • {{JPL small body}}
{{Minor planets navigator |13962 Delambre |number=13963 |13964 La Billardière}}{{Small Solar System bodies}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Euphrates}}

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