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- Orbit and classification
- Naming
- Physical characteristics Rotation period Diameter and albedo
- References
- External links
{{Infobox planet | minorplanet = yes | name = 2440 Educatio | background = #D6D6D6 | image = | image_size = | caption = | discovery_ref = [1] | discoverer = E. F. Helin S. J. Bus | discovery_site = Palomar Obs. | discovered = 7 November 1978 | mpc_name = (2440) Educatio | alt_names = {{mp|1978 VQ|4}}{{·}}1928 QH 1954 JK{{·}}{{mp|1968 US|1}} 1977 JG | pronounced = | named_after = Education [2] | mp_category = main-belt [1]{{·}}{{small|(inner)}} Flora [5][6] | orbit_ref = | epoch = 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | uncertainty = 0 | observation_arc = 89.43 yr (32,665 d) | aphelion = 2.5763 AU | perihelion = 1.8554 AU | semimajor = 2.2158 AU | eccentricity = 0.1627 | period = 3.30 yr (1,205 d) | mean_anomaly = 77.238° | mean_motion = {{Deg2DMS|0.2988|sup=ms}} / day | inclination = 4.1060° | asc_node = 227.20° | arg_peri = 77.865° | mean_diameter = {{val|6.586|0.128|ul=km}}[8] | rotation = {{val|1561|ul=h}}[6] | albedo = {{val|0.247|0.039}}[8] | spectral_type = S {{small|(SMASS-II)}}[5] | abs_magnitude = 13.1[1] }}2440 Educatio, provisional designation {{mp|1978 VQ|4}}, is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately {{convert|6.6|km|mi|abbr=off|sigfig=2|sp=us}} in diameter. The possibly elongated S-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 1561 hours and is one of the slowest rotators known to exist.[6] It was discovered on 7 November 1978, by American astronomers Eleanor Helin and Schelte Bus at the Palomar Observatory in California,[1] and later named "Educatio", the Latin word for Education.[2] Orbit and classification Educatio member of the Flora family ({{small|402}}),[5] a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main-belt.[18] It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,205 days; semi-major axis of 2.22 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.The asteroid was first observed as {{mp|1928 QH}} at the Simeiz Observatory in August 1928. The body's observation arc begins with its observation as {{mp|1954 JK}} at the Goethe Link Observatory in May 1954, more than 24 years prior to its official discovery observation at Palomar.[1] Naming This minor planet was named "Educatio", the Latin word for Education, one of the most important human endeavors, which is foremost to the industrialization of space.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 28 January 1983 ({{small|M.P.C. 7618}}).[22] Physical characteristics In the SMASS classification, Educatio is a stony S-type asteroid,[6] which agrees with the overall spectral type for members of the Flora family.[18]{{rp|23}} Rotation period A rotational lightcurve of Educatio, obtained from photometric observations, gave a rotation period of 1561 hours with a high brightness amplitude of 0.80 magnitude ({{small|U=2}}), indicative of a non-spherical shape.[6] It belongs to the small group of slow rotators with a period above 1000 hours. Diameter and albedo According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Educatio measures 6.59 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.247,[8] while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link an albedo of 0.24 – derived from 8 Flora, the parent body of the Flora family – and calculates a diameter of 6.51 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 13.1.[6] References 1. ^1 2 {{cite book |title = Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2440) Educatio |last = Schmadel | first = Lutz D. |publisher = Springer Berlin Heidelberg |page = 199 |date = 2007 |isbn = 978-3-540-00238-3 |doi = 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2441 |chapter = (2440) Educatio }} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |title = 2440 Educatio (1978 VQ4) |work = Minor Planet Center |url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2440 |accessdate = 26 June 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title = MPC/MPO/MPS Archive |work = Minor Planet Center |url = https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html |accessdate = 26 June 2018}} 4. ^1 2 3 {{cite journal |display-authors = 6 |first1 = Joseph R. |last1 = Masiero |first2 = T. |last2 = Grav |first3 = A. K. |last3 = Mainzer |first4 = C. R. |last4 = Nugent |first5 = J. M. |last5 = Bauer |first6 = R. |last6 = Stevenson |first7 = S. |last7 = Sonnett |date = August 2014 |title = Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos |journal = The Astrophysical Journal |volume = 791 |issue = 2 |page = 11 |bibcode = 2014ApJ...791..121M |doi = 10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121 |arxiv = 1406.6645 }} 5. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web |title = LCDB Data for (2440) Educatio |publisher = Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) |url = http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/GenerateALCDEFPage_Local.php?AstInfo=2440%7CEducatio |accessdate = 26 June 2018}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |title = Asteroid 2440 Educatio |work = Small Bodies Data Ferret |url = https://sbntools.psi.edu/ferret/SimpleSearch/results.action?targetName=2440+Educatio |accessdate = 26 June 2018}} 7. ^1 2 {{Cite book |first1 = D. |last1 = Nesvorný |first2 = M. |last2 = Broz |first3 = V. |last3 = Carruba |date = December 2014 |title = Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families |journal = Asteroids IV |pages = 297–321 |bibcode = 2015aste.book..297N |doi = 10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016 |arxiv = 1502.01628 |isbn = 9780816532131 }}
[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}} External links - Lightcurve plot (2440) Educatio, Sugerloaf Mt. / Pravec
- Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info)
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg Dictionary of Minor Planet Names], Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
- {{AstDys|2440}}
- {{JPL small body}}
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