19383 Rolling Stones

19383 Rolling Stones, provisional designation 1998 BZ32, is a bright Vestian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) in diameter. The V-type asteroid was discovered on 29 January 1998, by astronomers with the OCA–DLR Asteroid Survey at Caussols in southern France and named for the rock band The Rolling Stones.[1]

19383 Rolling Stones
Discovery [1]
Discovered byODAS
Discovery siteCaussols–CERGAS
Discovery date29 January 1998
Designations
(19383) Rolling Stones
Named after
The Rolling Stones [1]
(Rock band)
1998 BZ32 · 1996 TW48
main-belt [1][2] · (inner)
Vesta [3][4]
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 27 April 2019 (JD 2458600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc63.43 yr (23,167 d)
Aphelion2.6616 AU
Perihelion1.9568 AU
2.3092 AU
Eccentricity0.1526
3.51 yr (1,282 d)
179.00°
0° 16m 51.24s / day
Inclination6.7918°
354.77°
337.31°
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
2.682±0.147 km[5]
0.468±0.079[5]
V (SDSS-MOC)[3][6]
14.6[1][2]

    Orbit and classification

    Rolling Stones is a core member of the Vesta family (401), one of the largest asteroid families in the main belt.[3][4] Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to cumulate eucrites (HED meteorites) and are thought to have originated deep within 4 Vesta's crust, possibly from the Rheasilvia crater, a large impact crater on its southern hemisphere near the South pole, formed as a result of a subcatastrophic collision.[7] It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 6 months (1,282 days; semi-major axis of 2.31 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.15 and an inclination of 7° with respect to the ecliptic.[2]

    The body's observation arc begins with a precovery in September 1954, taken at Palomar Observatory and published by the Digitized Sky Survey, more than 43 years prior to its official discovery observation at Caussols.[1]

    Naming

    This minor planet was named after the English musical group The Rolling Stones.[1] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 6 August 2003 (M.P.C. 49281).[8] The asteroid's name is unusual in that it is expressed as two words, instead of "Rollingstones" which is the format used by most other minor planets named for individuals or groups (although the asteroid named after Pink Floyd is also expressed as two words).

    Physical characteristics

    In the SDSS-based taxonomy, Rolling Stones is a bright V-type asteroid.[3][6]

    According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Rolling Stones measures 2.68 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a high albedo of 0.47.[5] 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][9]

    References
    1. "19383 Rolling Stones (1998 BZ32)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 19383 Rolling Stones (1998 BZ32)" (2018-02-09 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
    3. "Asteroid 19383 Rolling Stones". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    4. "Asteroid (19383) Rolling Stones – Proper elements". AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
    5. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68.
    6. Carvano, J. M.; Hasselmann, P. H.; Lazzaro, D.; Mothé-Diniz, T. (February 2010). "SDSS-based taxonomic classification and orbital distribution of main belt asteroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 510: 12. Bibcode:2010A&A...510A..43C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913322. Retrieved 30 October 2019. (PDS data set)
    7. 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.
    8. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
    9. "LCDB Data for (19383) Rolling Stones". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 5 December 2018.

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