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Indiana Asteroid Program
The Indiana Asteroid Program was a photographic astronomical survey of asteroids during 1949–1967, at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. The program was initiated by Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University using a 10-inch ''f/''6.5 Cooke triplet astrographic camera. Its objectives included recovering asteroids that were far from their predicted positions, making new orbital calculations or revising old ones, deriving magnitudes accurate to about 0.1 mag, and training students. When the observatory's 36-inch (0.91-meter) reflecting telescope proved unsuitable for searching for asteroids, postdoctoral fellow James Cuffey arranged the permanent loan of a 10-inch (25-centimeter) lens from the University of Cincinnati. Mounted in a shed near the main observatory, the instrument using the borrowed lens was responsible for all of the program's discoveries. By 1958, the program had produced 3,500 photographic plates showing 12,000 asteroid images and had pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minor Planet
According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''minor planet'', but that year's meeting reclassified minor planets and comets into dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies (SSSBs).Press release, IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes International Astronomical Union, August 24, 2006. Accessed May 5, 2008. Minor planets include asteroids ( |
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 977,203 in 2020. The "balance" population, which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County, was 887,642. It is the 15th most populous city in the U.S., the third-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, and the fourth-most populous state capital after Phoenix, Arizona, Austin, Texas, and Columbus. The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 33rd most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S., with 2,111,040 residents. Its combined statistical area ranks 28th, with a population of 2,431,361. Indianapolis covers , making it the 18th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to as early as 10,000 BC. In 1818, the Lenape relinquishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1761 Edmondson
1761 Edmondson, provisional designation , is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 March 1952, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, United States. It was named after astronomer Frank Edmondson. Orbit and classification ''Edmondson'' is a background asteroid, located near the region occupied by the Themis family, a dynamical family of outer-belt asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.4–3.9 AU once every 5 years and 8 months (2,068 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.23 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as at Konkoly Observatory in 1940. The body's observation arc begins with its identification as at McDonald Observatory in 1950, or 2 years prior to its official discovery observation at Goethe Link. Physical characteristics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1751 Herget
1751 Herget, provisional designation , is a stony Gefionian asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 July 1955, by IUs Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. The asteroid was named after American astronomer Paul Herget. Classification and orbit ''Herget'' is a member of the large Gefion family of asteroids (). It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–3.3 AU once every 4 years and 8 months (1,701 days; semi-major axis of 2.79 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 8 ° with respect to the ecliptic. As no precoveries were taken, and no prior identifications were made, the body's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation at Goethe Link in 1955. Physical characteristics In the SMASS classification, ''Herget'' has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1746 Brouwer
1746 Brouwer ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a Hilda asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 64 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 September 1963, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It was named after astronomer Dirk Brouwer. Classification and orbit ''Brouwer'' is a member of the Hilda family, a large group that orbits in resonance with the gas giant Jupiter and are thought to originate from the Kuiper belt. ''Brouwer'' orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.1–4.8 AU once every 7 years and 10 months (2,865 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 8 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as at Turku Observatory in 1940, extending the body's observation arc by 23 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics In the Tholen classification, ''Brouwer'' is characterized as a dark and reddish D-t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1741 Giclas
1741 Giclas ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a stony Koronis asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 26 January 1960, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It is named for astronomer Henry L. Giclas. Orbit and classification The S-type asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group consisting of about 200 known bodies. It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.1 AU once every 4 years and 11 months (1,789 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of 3 ° with respect to the ecliptic. Its first used observation was taken at Goethe Link Observatory in 1953, extending the body's observation arc by 7 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics Rotation period Between 2004 and 2014, several lightcurves of ''Giclas'' gave a rotation period between 2.92 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1729 Beryl
1729 Beryl, provisional designation , is a stony background asteroid from the Florian region in the inner asteroid belt, approximately in diameter. It was discovered on 19 September 1963, by astronomers at Indiana University during the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 4.9 hours. It was named for Beryl H. Potter, a long-time research assistant of the discovering program. Orbit and classification ''Beryl'' is a non-family asteroid of the main belt's background population when applying the hierarchical clustering method to its proper orbital elements. Based on osculating Keplerian orbital elements, the asteroid has also been classified as a member of the Flora family (), a giant asteroid family and the largest family of stony asteroids in the main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the inner asteroid belt at a distance of 2.0–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,216 days; semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1728 Goethe Link
1728 Goethe Link, provisional designation , is a stony asteroid and relatively slow rotator from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 October 1964, by Indiana University during its Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It was named after American philanthropist and founder of the discovering observatory Goethe Link. Orbit and classification ''Goethe Link'' orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.3–2.8 AU once every 4 years and 1 month (1,499 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.09 and an inclination of 7 ° with respect to the ecliptic. ''Goethe Link'' was first identified as at Heidelberg Observatory in 1943, extending the body's observation arc by 21 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics ''Goethe Link'' has been characterized as a common S-type asteroid. Rotation period In Oct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1721 Wells
1721 Wells, provisional designation , is a dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 3 October 1953, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It was named after UI's president and chancellor Herman B Wells. Orbit and classification ''Wells'' orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 3.0–3.3 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,043 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.05 and an inclination of 16 ° with respect to the ecliptic. First identified as at Heidelberg in 1905, ''Well''s first used observation was taken at Turku in 1944, extending the asteroid's observation arc by 9 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics According to the survey carried out by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, ''Wells'' measures 43.576 kilometers in diam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1615 Bardwell
1615 Bardwell, provisional designation , is a rare-type Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 27 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 January 1950, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, United States. It is named for American astronomer Conrad Bardwell. Orbit and classification ''Bardwell'' is a member of the Themis family, a dynamical family of outer-belt asteroids with nearly coplanar ecliptical orbits. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.6–3.7 AU once every 5 years and 6 months (2,020 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 2 ° with respect to the ecliptic. It was first identified as at Simeiz Observatory in 1926, extending the body's observation arc by 24 years prior to its official discovery observation. Naming This minor planet was named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1602 Indiana
1602 Indiana, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 14 March 1950, by IU's Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana, in the United States. It was later named after the U.S. state of Indiana and for Indiana University. Classification and orbit ''Indiana'' is a member of the Flora family, a large collisional group of stony S-type asteroids in the inner main-belt. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,229 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.10 and an inclination of 4 ° with respect to the ecliptic. ''Indiana'' was first identified as at Turku Observatory in Finland, extending the body's observation arc by 7 years prior to its official discovery observation. Physical characteristics Rotation period Three rotational lightcurves of ''Indiana'' were obtained from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1578 Kirkwood
1578 Kirkwood, provisional designation , is a Hilda asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 52 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 10 January 1951, by astronomers of the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory in Indiana, United States. The asteroid was named after American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood. Orbit and classification ''Kirkwood'' belongs to the orbital Hilda group, which is located outermost part of the main belt. Asteroids in this dynamical group have semi-major axis between 3.7 and 4.2 AU and stay in a 3:2 resonance with the gas giant Jupiter. ''Kirkwood'', however, is a background asteroid and not a member of the (collisional) Hilda family (). It orbits the Sun at a distance of 3.0–4.9 AU once every 7 years and 9 months (2,839 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.24 and an inclination of 1 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first observed as at Turku Observatory in February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
