139 Juewa

139 Juewa
Discovery
Discovered by	James Craig Watson
Discovery date	10 October 1874
Designations
MPC designation	(139) Juewa
Pronunciation	/dʒuˈeɪwɑː/; Mandarin: [ɻuîxuǎ]
Minor planet category	Main belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
	Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	121.07 yr (44222 d)
Aphelion	3.26884 AU (489.012 Gm)
Perihelion	2.29261 AU (342.970 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.78073 AU (415.991 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.17553
Orbital period	4.64 yr (1693.7 d)
Mean anomaly	60.2817°
Mean motion	0° 12m 45.187s / day
Inclination	10.9127°
Longitude of ascending node	1.83417°
Argument of perihelion	165.566°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	156.60±2.8 km[1]; 161.43±7.38 km[2]
Mass	(5.54±2.20)×1018 kg[2]
Mean density	2.51±1.05 g/cm3[2]
Equatorial surface gravity	0.0438 m/s²
Equatorial escape velocity	0.0828 km/s
Rotation period	20.991 h (0.8746 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0557±0.002[1]; 0.0444±0.0164[3]
Temperature	~167 K
Spectral type	CP (Tholen)[3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	7.78,[1] 7.924[3]

139 Juewa /dʒuˈeɪwɑː/ is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. It is probably composed of primitive carbonaceous material. It was the first asteroid discovered from China.

Juewa was discovered from Beijing by the visiting American astronomer James Craig Watson on 10 October 1874; Watson was in China to observe the transit of Venus. Watson asked Prince Gong to name the asteroid. Gong's choice was 瑞華星 (roughly, "Star of China’s Fortune"). Watson used only the first two characters, transliterating them as Juewa according to the conventions of his time (in modern pinyin, it would be transliterated as ruìhuá).[4]

Multichord occultation by 139 Juewa, observed 31 August 2013 from N.S.W., Australia.

Since 1988 there have been 8 reported stellar occultations by Juewa. From the occultation on 31 August 2013 the best fit ellipse measures 148.3+/-4.3 km x 142.3 +/- 15.6 km.[5]

13-cm radar observations of this asteroid from the Arecibo Observatory between 1980 and 1985 were used to produce a diameter estimate of 172 km.[6] Based upon radar data, the near surface solid density of the asteroid is 1.5^+0.5
_−0.5 g cm⁻³.[7]

References

Yeomans, Donald K., "139 Juewa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.
Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.
Pravec, P.; et al. (May 2012), "Absolute Magnitudes of Asteroids and a Revision of Asteroid Albedo Estimates from WISE Thermal Observations", Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16–20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan (1667), Bibcode:2012LPICo1667.6089P. See Table 4.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
"Asteroid Occultations". sbn.psi.edu. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
Ostro, S. J.; et al. (August 1985), "Mainbelt asteroids - Dual-polarization radar observations", Science, 229 (4712), pp. 442–446, Bibcode:1985Sci...229..442O, doi:10.1126/science.229.4712.442, PMID 17738665.
Magri, C.; et al. (December 2001), "Radar constraints on asteroid regolith compositions using 433 Eros as ground truth", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36 (12), pp. 1697–1709, Bibcode:2001M&PS...36.1697M, doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01857.x.

External links

139 Juewa at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
139 Juewa at the JPL Small-Body Database
- Close approach · Discovery · Ephemeris · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters

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[JPL-1] Yeomans, Donald K., "139 Juewa", JPL Small-Body Database Browser, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, retrieved 12 May 2016.

[Carry2012-2] Carry, B. (December 2012), "Density of asteroids", Planetary and Space Science, 73, pp. 98–118, arXiv:1203.4336, Bibcode:2012P&SS...73...98C, doi:10.1016/j.pss.2012.03.009. See Table 1.

[Pravec2012-3] Pravec, P.; et al. (May 2012), "Absolute Magnitudes of Asteroids and a Revision of Asteroid Albedo Estimates from WISE Thermal Observations", Asteroids, Comets, Meteors 2012, Proceedings of the conference held May 16–20, 2012 in Niigata, Japan (1667), Bibcode:2012LPICo1667.6089P. See Table 4.

[4] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 28. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

[5] "Asteroid Occultations". sbn.psi.edu. Retrieved 22 June 2018.

[Ostro1985-6] Ostro, S. J.; et al. (August 1985), "Mainbelt asteroids - Dual-polarization radar observations", Science, 229 (4712), pp. 442–446, Bibcode:1985Sci...229..442O, doi:10.1126/science.229.4712.442, PMID 17738665.

[Magri2001-7] Magri, C.; et al. (December 2001), "Radar constraints on asteroid regolith compositions using 433 Eros as ground truth", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36 (12), pp. 1697–1709, Bibcode:2001M&PS...36.1697M, doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01857.x.