795 Fini

795 Fini
Discovery [1]
Discovered byJ. Palisa
Discovery siteVienna Obs.
Discovery date26 September 1914
Designations
(795) Fini
Named after
unknown [2]
A914 SF · 1940 GY
1946 UR · 1951 UR
1958 JC · 1914 VE
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc102.89 yr (37,580 d)
Aphelion3.0304 AU
Perihelion2.4674 AU
2.7489 AU
Eccentricity0.1024
4.56 yr (1,665 d)
206.63°
0° 12m 58.68s / day
Inclination19.051°
17.377°
190.18°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions75.0 km × 75.0 km[5]
  • 74.66±1.4 km[6]
  • 76.201±1.634 km[7]
  • 79.36±1.05 km[8]
  • 0.037±0.001[8]
  • 0.040±0.006[7]
  • 0.0418±0.002[6]

795 Fini (prov. designation: A914 SF or 1914 VE) is a dark and large background asteroid, approximately 76 kilometers (47 miles) in diameter, located in the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by Austrian astronomer Johann Palisa at the Vienna Observatory on 26 September 1914.[1] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a poorly determined rotation period of 9.3 hours and seems rather spherical in shape. Any reference of the asteroid's name to a person is unknown.[2]

Orbit and classification

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Fini is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.[4][5] It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.5–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 7 months (1,665 days; semi-major axis of 2.75 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 19° with respect to the ecliptic.[3] The body's observation arc begins at Vienna Observatory on 16 March 1917, where it was officially discovered two and a half years before.[1]

Naming

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"Fini" is an Austrian diminutive of Josephine. Any reference of this minor planet's name to a person or occurrence is unknown.[2]

Unknown meaning

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Among the many thousands of named minor planets, Fini is one of 120 asteroids for which no official naming citation has been published. All of these asteroids have low numbers, the first being 164 Eva. The last asteroid with a name of unknown meaning is 1514 Ricouxa. They were discovered between 1876 and the 1930s, predominantly by astronomers Auguste Charlois, Johann Palisa, Max Wolf and Karl Reinmuth.[12]

Physical characteristics

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In the Tholen classification, Fini is a common, carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[3] It is also a C-type in the taxonomic classification based on near-infrared colors from the MOVIS-catalog, which was created from data gathered by the VISTA Hemisphere Survey conducted with the VISTA telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile.[10]

Rotation period

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Several rotational lightcurves of Fini have been obtained from photometric observations.[11] However, the asteroid, which shows a notably low brightness variation – indicative of a spherical rather than elongated shape – still has a poorly determined rotation period.[a]

Based on observations from February 2003 and November 2011, Brian Warner at his Palmer Divide Observatory (716) in Colorado, determined three possible period solutions of 7.59±0.001, 8.641±0.002 and 9.292±0.001 hours with corresponding low amplitudes of 0.02±0.01, 0.05±0.02 and 0.06±0.01 magnitude (U=1+/1/1+).[9][13][a] Petr Pravec and Peter Kušnirák at Ondřejov Observatory derive a rotation period of 4.65 hours from their observations in October 2001, or half of Warner's period solution, also with an amplitude of 0.2 magnitude (U=1).[b] In September 2010, astronomers at the Palomar Transient Factory in California determined an alternative period of 26.971±0.0557 h with a brightness variation of 0.06 magnitude (U=1).[14]

Diameter and albedo

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According to the surveys carried out by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite IRAS, the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), and the Japanese Akari satellite, Fini measures (74.66±1.4), (76.201±1.634) and (79.36±1.05) kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of (0.0418±0.002), (0.040±0.006) and (0.037±0.001), respectively.[6][7][8] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link adopts Petr Pravec's revised WISE-data,[15] that is an albedo of 0.0553 and a diameter of 62.56 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 9.78.[11] Alternative mean-diameter measurements published by the WISE team include (54.31±12.96 km), (62.649±2.428 km), (75.71±22.78 km), (85.019±15.58 km) and (85.263±0.454 km) with corresponding albedos of (0.05±0.02), (0.0593±0.0103), (0.040±0.006), (0.0469±0.0880) and (0.027±0.003).[5][11] On 11 November 2006, an asteroid occultation of Fini gave a best-fit ellipse dimension of (75.0 km × 75.0 km) with a low quality rating of 1. These timed observations are taken when the asteroid passes in front of a distant star.[5]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Lightcurve plot of (795) Fini, at the Palmer Divide Observatory, B. D. Warner (2010). Rotation period 7.586±0.001 h hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.02±0.01 mag. Quality code of 1+. Summary figures at the LCDB.
  2. ^ Pravec (2012) web: rotation period 4.65 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.02 mag. Quality Code is 1. Summary figures at the LCDB and Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project (data sheet). Comment Pravec, Kusnirak: Period set at a half of the estimate by Warner (2011); H_R = 9.40±0.03, assuming G = 0.12±0.08.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "795 Fini (A914 SF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(795) Fini". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 74. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_796. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 795 Fini (A914 SF)" (2020-02-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Asteroid 795 Fini – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Asteroid 795 Fini". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  6. ^ 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 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Mainzer, A. K.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Grav, T.; Kramer, E. A.; Masiero, J. R.; et al. (June 2016). "NEOWISE Diameters and Albedos V1.0". NASA Planetary Data System. Bibcode:2016PDSS..247.....M. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ a b c Warner, Brian D. (April 2011). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory: 2010 September-December" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (2): 82–86. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...82W. ISSN 1052-8091. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  10. ^ a b Popescu, M.; Licandro, J.; Carvano, J. M.; Stoicescu, R.; de León, J.; Morate, D.; et al. (September 2018). "Taxonomic classification of asteroids based on MOVIS near-infrared colors". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 617: A12. arXiv:1807.00713. Bibcode:2018A&A...617A..12P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833023. ISSN 0004-6361. (VizieR online catalog)
  11. ^ a b c d "LCDB Data for (795) Fini". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  12. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "Appendix 11 – Minor Planet Names with Unknown Meaning". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Fifth Revised and Enlarged revision. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 927–929. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  13. ^ Warner, Brian D. (September 2003). "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 331, 795, 886, 1266, 2023, 3285, and 3431" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 30 (3): 61–64. Bibcode:2003MPBu...30...61W. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ Waszczak, Adam; Chang, Chan-Kao; Ofek, Eran O.; Laher, Russ; Masci, Frank; Levitan, David; et al. (September 2015). "Asteroid Light Curves from the Palomar Transient Factory Survey: Rotation Periods and Phase Functions from Sparse Photometry". The Astronomical Journal. 150 (3): 35. arXiv:1504.04041. Bibcode:2015AJ....150...75W. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/150/3/75.
  15. ^ Pravec, Petr; Harris, Alan W.; Kusnirák, Peter; Galád, Adrián; Hornoch, Kamil (September 2012). "Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations". Icarus. 221 (1): 365–387. Bibcode:2012Icar..221..365P. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.026.
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