Loading AI tools
Main-belt asteroid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
7648 Tomboles, provisional designation 1989 TB1, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 8 October 1989, by Japanese astronomers Yoshikane Mizuno and Toshimasa Furuta at the Kani Observatory in Kani, Japan. The asteroid was named after Scottish amateur astronomer Tom Boles.[1]
Discovery [1] | |
---|---|
Discovered by | Y. Mizuno T. Furuta |
Discovery site | Kani Obs. |
Discovery date | 8 October 1989 |
Designations | |
(7648) Tomboles | |
Named after | Tom Boles [1] (Scottish astronomer) |
1989 TB1 · 1981 CE 1984 BK1 · 1986 WD10 | |
main-belt [1][2] · (inner) background [3] | |
Orbital characteristics [2] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 36.42 yr (13,301 d) |
Aphelion | 2.3980 AU |
Perihelion | 1.9152 AU |
2.1566 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1119 |
3.17 yr (1,157 d) | |
316.41° | |
0° 18m 40.32s / day | |
Inclination | 2.7210° |
11.756° | |
53.726° | |
Physical characteristics | |
3.914±0.123 km[4] | |
0.200±0.027[4] | |
14.3[1][2] | |
Tomboles is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population.[3] It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.4 AU once every 3 years and 2 months (1,157 days; semi-major axis of 2.16 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.11 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]
The body's observation arc begins with its first observation as 1981 CE at the Klet Observatory in February 1981.[1]
Tomboles has an absolute magnitude of 14.3.[1][2] While its spectral type is unknown, it is likely a stony S-type asteroid based on the albedo (see below) derived from observations with the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). As of 2018, no rotational lightcurve of this asteroid has been obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, pole and shape remain unknown.[2]
According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's WISE telescope, Tomboles measures 3.91 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.20.[4]
This minor planet was named after Scottish amateur astronomer Tom Boles (born 1944) a discoverer of a minor planet (also see 84417 Ritabo) and a record-number of supernovae, using a robotic telescope at Coddenham Observatory (234) in Coddenham, Suffolk, in eastern England. Boles has been the President of the British Astronomical Association from 2003 to 2005.[1]
The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 13 November 2008 (M.P.C. 64311).[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.