15092 Beegees
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15092 Beegees, provisional designation Template:Mp, is a stony Eoan asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter. It was discovered on 15 March 1999, by Australian amateur astronomer John Broughton at his Reedy Creek Observatory in Queensland, Australia. The S-type asteroid was named for the brothers of the Gibb family, known as the musical trio Bee Gees.[1]
Orbit and classification
Beegees is a core member the Eos family (606Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".),[2] the largest stony asteroid family in the outer main belt, consisting of nearly 10,000 known asteroids.[3]
It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.9–3.1 AU once every 5 years and 3 months (1,908 days; semi-major axis of 3.01 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.03 and an inclination of 10° with respect to the ecliptic.[4] The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as Template:Mp at Crimea–Nauchnij in October 1975, more than 23 years prior to its official discovery observation at Reedy Creek.[1]
Physical characteristics
In the SDSS-based taxonomy, Beegees is a common, stony S-type asteroid,[5] which is also the overall spectral type for members of the Eos family.[3]Template:Rp The asteroid has an absolute magnitude of 12.1.[4][1] As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[4]
Diameter and albedo
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Beegees measures 12.012 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.122.[6]
Naming
This minor planet was named for the members the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees: Barry Gibb (born 1946), Robin Gibb (1949–2012), and Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), as well as for their younger brother and solo singer, Andy Gibb (1958–1988), who was never a member of the group. The renowned musicians were raised in Australia, only 100 kilometers from the Reedy Creek Observatory where this asteroid was discovered.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42674Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[7]
References
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External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (15001)-(20000) – Minor Planet Center
- Template:AstDys
- Template:PAGENAMEBASE at the JPL Small-Body DatabaseTemplate:EditAtWikidata
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