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(22149) 2000 WD49

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(22149) 2000 WD49 (provisional designation 2000 WD49) is a Jupiter trojan from the Greek camp, approximately 50 kilometers (31 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 November 2000, by astronomers with the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research at the Lincoln Lab's ETS near Socorro, New Mexico, in the United States.[1] The dark Jovian asteroid belongs to the largest Jupiter trojans and has a rotation period of 7.84 hours.[8] It has not been named since its numbering in February 2001.[9]

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Orbit and classification

2000 WD49 is a dark Jovian asteroid in a 1:1 orbital resonance with Jupiter. It is located in the leading Greek camp at the Gas Giant's L4 Lagrangian point, 60° ahead of its orbit (see Trojans in astronomy). It is also a non-family asteroid in the Jovian background population.[4] It orbits the Sun at a distance of 4.9–5.4 AU once every 11 years and 9 months (4,280 days; semi-major axis of 5.16 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.05 and an inclination of 21° with respect to the ecliptic.[2] The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as 1994 NE6 at the La Silla Observatory in July 1994, more than 6 years prior to its official discovery observation at Socorro.[1]

Numbering and naming

This minor planet was numbered by the Minor Planet Center on 8 February 2001 (M.P.C. 42121).[9] As of 2021, it has not been named.[1]

Physical characteristics

2000 WD49 is an assumed, carbonaceous C-type asteroid.[8] Most Jupiter trojans are D-types, with the reminder being mostly C and P-type asteroids. It has a high V–I color index of 1.090.[8]

Rotation period

In July 2006, the first rotational lightcurve of 2000 WD49 was obtained from photometric observations by Italian amateur astronomer Silvano Casulli. Lightcurve analysis gave a rotation period of 7.84±0.03 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.20 magnitude (U=2).[8][7]

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and the Japanese Akari satellite, 2000 WD49 measures 48.19 and 50.37 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.063 and 0.076, respectively.[5][6] The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes a standard albedo for a carbonaceous asteroid of 0.057 and calculates a diameter of 50.77 kilometers based on an absolute magnitude of 10.2.[8]

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References

  1. "22149 (2000 WD49)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  2. "List of Jupiter Trojans". Minor Planet Center. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. "Asteroid (22149) 2000 WD49 – Proper Elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  4. Grav, T.; Mainzer, A. K.; Bauer, J. M.; Masiero, J. R.; Nugent, C. R. (November 2012). "WISE/NEOWISE Observations of the Jovian Trojan Population: Taxonomy". The Astrophysical Journal. 759 (1): 10. arXiv:1209.1549. Bibcode:2012ApJ...759...49G. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/759/1/49. S2CID 119101711. Retrieved 24 June 2018. (online catalog)
  5. 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)
  6. Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (22149)". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  7. "LCDB Data for (22149)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  8. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 24 June 2018.

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