13390 Bouška

13390 Bouška, provisional designation 1999 FQ3, is a stony Eunomia asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Czech astronomers Petr Pravec and Marek Wolf at Ondřejov Observatory in the Czech Republic on 18 March 1999.[9] It was named after astronomer Jiří Bouška.[2]

13390 Bouška
Discovery[1]
Discovered byP. Pravec
M. Wolf
Discovery siteOndřejov Obs.
Discovery date18 March 1999
Designations
(13390) Bouška
Named after
Jiří Bouška (astronomer)[2]
1999 FQ3 · 1981 RH
1987 DN2
main-belt · Eunomia[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc35.75 yr (13,059 days)
Aphelion3.0394 AU
Perihelion2.1243 AU
2.5819 AU
Eccentricity0.1772
4.15 yr (1,515 days)
212.31°
0° 14m 15.36s / day
Inclination13.246°
148.55°
250.99°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.48 km (calculated)[3]
7.04±0.26 km[4]
7.470±0.076[5]
7.524±0.100 km[6]
7.7572±0.0027 h[7]
0.21 (assumed)[3]
0.2597±0.0445[6]
0.263±0.021[5]
0.270±0.048[4]
S[3]
12.7[6] · 12.80[4] · 12.804±0.002 (R)[7] · 12.9[1] · 13.25±0.41[3][8]

    Classification and orbit

    Bouška is a member of the Eunomia family, a large group of S-type asteroids and the most prominent family in the intermediate main-belt. It orbits the Sun in the central main-belt at a distance of 2.1–3.0 AU once every 4 years and 2 months (1,515 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.18 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins 18 years prior to its official discovery observation, with its identification as 1981 RH at Lowell's Anderson Mesa Station in 1981.[9]

    Physical characteristics

    A rotational lightcurve of Bouška was obtained from photometric observations made at the U.S. Palomar Transient Factory, California, in January 2012. It gave a rotation period of 7.7572±0.0027 hours with a brightness variation of 0.30 in magnitude (U=2).[7]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by NASA's space-based Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Bouška measures 7.5 and 7.0 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.26 and 0.27, respectively.[4][5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.21 – derived from 15 Eunomia, the family's largest member and namesake – and calculates a diameter of 6.5 kilometers.[3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named in honor of Jiří Bouška (born 1925), Czech astronomer and retired professor at Charles University, whose research concentrated on the material found between the planets of the Solar System.[2]

    Bouška has been a teacher of several generations of Czech astronomers, including one of the discoverers. For decades he has also been the editor of the Czech Astronomical Yearbook and the popular astronomy journal Ríše hvězd (The Realm of Stars), after which the minor planet 4090 Říšehvězd is named.[2] The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 20 March 2000 (M.P.C. 39659).[10]

    References
    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13390 Bouska (1999 FQ3)" (2017-06-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(13390) Bouška". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (13390) Bouška. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 798. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_8808. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. "LCDB Data for (13390) Bouska". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    4. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012). "Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main Belt Asteroids". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5. arXiv:1209.5794. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/759/1/L8. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    5. Masiero, Joseph R.; Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Nugent, C. R.; Bauer, J. M.; Stevenson, R.; et al. (August 2014). "Main-belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE: Near-infrared Albedos". The Astrophysical Journal. 791 (2): 11. arXiv:1406.6645. Bibcode:2014ApJ...791..121M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/791/2/121. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    6. Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.; Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified Asteroids: Preliminary Results". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    7. 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. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    8. Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin, Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000 asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results". Icarus. 261: 34–47. arXiv:1506.00762. Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
    9. "13390 Bouska (1999 FQ3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
    10. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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