1466 Mündleria

1466 Mündleria, provisional designation 1938 KA, is a carbonaceous asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers in diameter.

1466 Mündleria
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date31 May 1938
Designations
(1466) Mundleria
Named after
Max Mündler (astronomer)[2]
1938 KA · 1950 UK
1952 DF1 · 1963 DJ
A923 GA
main-belt · (inner)[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc93.91 yr (34,299 days)
Aphelion2.7498 AU
Perihelion2.0041 AU
2.3769 AU
Eccentricity0.1569
3.66 yr (1,339 days)
247.59°
0° 16m 8.4s / day
Inclination13.147°
155.01°
74.772°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions21.46 km (derived)[3]
22.131±0.052[4]
22.83±6.11 km[5]
23.08±0.34 km[6]
24.954 km (dated)[7]
0.037±0.021[5]
0.0399±0.0030[7]
0.0554 (derived)[3]
0.058±0.002[6]
0.061±0.012[4]
C[3][8]
11.90[6][7] · 12.1[1][3] · 12.40[5] · 12.53±0.29[8]

    It was discovered on 31 May 1938, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and later named after German astronomer Max Mündler.[2][9]

    Orbit and classification

    Mündleria orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 8 months (1,339 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 13° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] Mündleria's observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in 1938. It was first identified as 1923 GA at Heidelberg in 1923.[9]

    Physical characteristics

    The asteroid has been characterized as a carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[3]

    Diameter and albedo

    According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Mündleria measures between 22.13 and 24.95 kilometers in diameter, and its surface has an albedo between 0.037 and 0.061.[4][5][6][7] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives an albedo of 0.055 and a diameter of 21.46 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.1.[3]

    Lightcurves

    As of 2017, no useful rotational lightcurve of Mündleria has been obtained. The body's rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[3]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after German astronomer Max Mündler (1876–1969), staff member at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory where the body was discovered. The name was proposed by Heinrich Vogt after whom the minor planet 1439 Vogtia is named. The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 131).[2]

    References
    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1466 Mundleria (1938 KA)" (2017-03-05 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(1466) Mündleria". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1466) Mündleria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 117. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1467. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
    3. "LCDB Data for (1466) Mündleria". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 December 2016.
    4. 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 16 December 2016.
    5. 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 16 December 2016.
    6. Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
    7. 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.
    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 16 December 2016.
    9. "1466 Mundleria (1938 KA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 December 2016.

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