959 Arne

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959 Arne (prov. designation: Template:Mp or Template:Mp) is a background asteroid and slow rotator, approximately Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory on 30 September 1921.[1] The X-type asteroid has an exceptionally long rotation period of 123.7 hours. It was named after Arne Asplind, son of Swedish astronomer Bror Asplind (1890–1954).[2]

Orbit and classification

Arne is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements.[3][4] It orbits the Sun in the outer asteroid belt at a distance of 2.5–3.9 AU once every 5 years and 8 months (2,070 days; semi-major axis of 3.18 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.22 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic.[5] The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as Template:Mp (Template:Mp) at Heidelberg Observatory on 27 December 1916, almost 5 years prior to its official discovery observation on 30 September 1921.[1]

Naming

This minor planet was named after Arne Asplind, son of Swedish astronomer Bror Ansgar Asplind (1890–1954). Asteroids 958 Asplinda, 960 Birgit and 961 Gunnie are named after him and his two daughters, respectively. The Template:MoMP was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 92Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[2]

Physical characteristics

In the SDSS-based taxonomy, Arne an X-type asteroid.[4][6]

Rotation period

In November 2007, a rotational lightcurve of Arne was obtained from photometric observations by Robert Stephens at GMARS Template:Obscode and Santana observatories Template:Obscode in California. Analysis gave a bimodal lightcurve with an exceptionally long rotation period of Script error: No such module "val". hours and a brightness amplitude of Script error: No such module "val". magnitude (U=3−Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[7][8] The results supersede an incorrect period of 8.60 hours from a noisy lightcurve taken by Larry E. Robinson at Sunflower Observatory Template:Obscode in Kansas in November 2001 (U=1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[9]

Diameter and albedo

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References

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