54509 YORP
 Radar image and 3D model of YORP | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery site | Lincoln Lab's ETS |
| Discovery date | 3 August 2000 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (54509) YORP |
Named after | YORP effect |
| 2000 PH5 | |
Minor planet category | Apollo  NEO |
| Orbital characteristics[2][3] | |
| Epoch 20 March 2003 (JD 2452718.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 1826 days (5.00 yr) |
| Aphelion | 1.22998 AU (184.002 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.77013 AU (115.210 Gm) |
| 1.00005 AU (149.605 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.22991 |
| 1.00 yr (365.29 d) | |
Average orbital speed | 29.31 km/s |
| 314.13265° | |
| 0° 59m 7.901s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.83313° |
| 281.88673° | |
| 274.101° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00268922 AU (402,302 km) |
| Jupiter MOID | 3.72701 AU (557.553 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 6.056 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 150×128×93 m[4] |
Synodic rotation period | 0.2029 h (12.17 min) |
Sidereal rotation period | 0.2029 h 12.174 min[3] |
| 173°[4] | |
Pole ecliptic latitude | −85°[4] |
Pole ecliptic longitude | 180°[4] |
| 0.10? | |
| Temperature | ~278 K |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 22.7 |
54509 YORP, provisional designation 2000 PH5, is an Earth co-orbital asteroid[5] discovered on 3 August 2000 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) Team at Lincoln Laboratory Experimental Test Site in Socorro, New Mexico. Measurements of the rotation rate of this object provided the first observational evidence of the YORP effect, hence the name of the asteroid. The asteroid's rate of rotation is increasing at the rate of (2.0 ± 0.2) × 10−4 deg/day2 which between 2001 and 2005 caused the asteroid to rotate about 250° further than its spin rate in 2001 would have predicted.[4] Simulations of the asteroid suggest that it may reach a rotation period of ~20 seconds near the end of its expected lifetime.[6] The simulations also ruled out the possibility that close encounters with the Earth have been the cause of the increased spin rate.[6]
On 2 January 2104, asteroid YORP will pass 0.00526 AU (787,000 km; 489,000 mi) from Earth.[7]
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets
- ^ "The Asteroid Orbital Elements Database". astorb. Lowell Observatory.
- ^ a b "54509 YORP". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 54509. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Taylor, Patrick A.; et al. (13 April 2007). "Spin Rate of Asteroid (54509) 2000 PH5 Increasing Due to the YORP Effect" (PDF). Science. 316 (5822): 274–277. Bibcode:2007Sci...316..274T. doi:10.1126/science.1139038. PMID 17347415. S2CID 29191700.
- ^ Christou, Apostolos A.; Asher, David J. (2011). "A long-lived horseshoe companion to the Earth". Preprint. 414 (4): 2965–2969. arXiv:1104.0036. Bibcode:2011MNRAS.414.2965C. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2011.18595.x. S2CID 13832179.
- ^ a b Lowry, Stephen C.; et al. (13 April 2007). "Direct Detection of the Asteroidal YORP Effect" (PDF). Science. 316 (5822): 272–274. Bibcode:2007Sci...316..272L. doi:10.1126/science.1139040. PMID 17347414. S2CID 26687221. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2011.
- ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 54509 YORP (2000 PH5)" (last observation: 2005-08-03; arc: 5 yr). Retrieved 28 February 2015.
Further reading[]
- Mueller, Michael (2007). "Surface Properties of Asteroids from Mid-Infrared Observations and Thermophysical Modeling". Doctoral Dissertation.
External links[]
- 54509 YORP at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
- 54509 YORP at ESA–space situational awareness
- 54509 YORP at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Apollo asteroids
- Earth co-orbital asteroids
- Discoveries by LINEAR
- Named minor planets
- Radar-imaged asteroids
- Fast rotating minor planets
- Astronomical objects discovered in 2000