587 Hypsipyle

587 Hypsipyle, provisional designation 1906 TF, is a stony Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 February 1906, by Germany astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany.^[15]

587 Hypsipyle

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	M. F. Wolf
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	22 February 1906
Designations
MPC designation	(587) Hypsipyle
Pronunciation	/hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/[2]
Named after	Hypsipyle (Greek mythology)[3]
Alternative designations	1906 TF · 1931 CH 1956 EN1
Minor planet category	main-belt · (inner) [4] Phocaea [5]
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	111.10 yr (40,578 days)
Aphelion	2.7254 AU
Perihelion	1.9442 AU
Semi-major axis	2.3348 AU
Eccentricity	0.1673
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.57 yr (1,303 days)
Mean anomaly	85.891°
Mean motion	0° 16m 34.68s / day
Inclination	24.993°
Longitude of ascending node	324.58°
Argument of perihelion	188.53°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	11.022±0.086 km[6] 11.51±0.50 km[7] 12.944±0.103 km[8] 12.991 km[9] 12.99 km (taken)[4] 13.54±0.28 km[10]
Synodic rotation period	2.8881±0.0006 h[11] 2.8899±0.0006 h[12] 13.6816±0.0005 h[13]
Geometric albedo	0.081±0.004[10] 0.1392[9] 0.1413±0.0237[8] 0.208±0.034[6] 0.474±0.340[7]
Spectral type	S [4]
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.12[7] · 11.73±0.39[14] · 11.9[1] · 12.70[10] · 12.19[8] · 12.19±0.11[4][11][9]

The asteroid was named after the Queen Hypsipyle from Greek mythology and is one of the principal members of the Phocaea family.^[5]: 23

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 587 Hypsipyle (1906 TF)" (2017-03-29 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
2. Noah Webster (1884) A Practical Dictionary of the English Language
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(587) Hypsipyle". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 60–61. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_588. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
4. "LCDB Data for (587) Hypsipyle". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 16 August 2017.
5. Nesvorný, D.; Broz, M.; Carruba, V. (December 2014). "Identification and Dynamical Properties of Asteroid Families". Asteroids IV. pp. 297–321. arXiv:1502.01628. Bibcode:2015aste.book..297N. doi:10.2458/azu_uapress_9780816532131-ch016. ISBN 9780816532131.
6. 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 August 2017.
7. 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 August 2017.
8. 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.
9. Pravec, Petr; Harris, Alan W.; Kusnirák, Peter; Galád, Adrián; Hornoch, Kamil (September 2012). "Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations". Icarus. 221 (1): 365–387. Bibcode:2012Icar..221..365P. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.026. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
10. 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)
11. Wisniewski, W. Z.; Michalowski, T. M.; Harris, A. W.; McMillan, R. S. (March 1995). "Photoelectric Observations of 125 Asteroids". Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 26: 1511. Bibcode:1995LPI....26.1511W. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
12. Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – (587) Hypsipyle". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
13. Hanus, J.; Durech, J.; Oszkiewicz, D. A.; Behrend, R.; Carry, B.; Delbo, M.; et al. (February 2016). "New and updated convex shape models of asteroids based on optical data from a large collaboration network". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 586: 24. arXiv:1510.07422. Bibcode:2016A&A...586A.108H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201527441.
14. 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 August 2017.
15. "587 Hypsipyle (1906 TF)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

External links

• Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info Archived 16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
• Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center
• 587 Hypsipyle at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
  • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
• 587 Hypsipyle at the JPL Small-Body Database
  • Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit viewer · Orbit parameters · Physical parameters