3963 Paradzhanov

3963 Paradzhanov
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Chernykh
Discovery siteCrimean Astrophysical Obs.
Discovery date8 October 1969
Designations
Named after
Sergei Parajanov
(Soviet film director)[2]
1969 TP2 · 1979 HS3
1984 QR1
main-belt · (inner)
Nysa–Polana complex[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc47.56 yr (17,373 days)
Aphelion2.9198 AU
Perihelion1.9608 AU
2.4403 AU
Eccentricity0.1965
3.81 yr (1,392 days)
197.62°
0° 15m 30.6s / day
Inclination3.2758°
109.71°
285.99°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions5.779±0.375 km[4]
0.192±0.023[4]
13.5[1]

3963 Paradzhanov, provisional designation 1969 TP2, is an asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 8 October 1969, by astronomer Lyudmila Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj, on the Crimean peninsula.[5] The asteroid was named after Soviet film director Sergei Parajanov (Sargis Paradzhanov) in 1996.[2]

Orbit and classification

Paradzhanov is a member of the Nysa–Polana complex, a collection of overlapping asteroid families in the inner main-belt. Paradzhanov has a relatively high albedo (see below) which places it into the stony subgroup of the complex.[6][7]: 23 

It orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.0–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 10 months (1,392 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.20 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[1] The body's observation arc begins with its identification as 1979 HS3 at the discovering observatory in Nauchnyj in March 1979, almost 10 years after its official discovery observation.[5]

Physical characteristics

Rotation period

As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Paradzhanov has been obtained from photometric observations. The asteroid's rotation period, poles and shape remain unknown.[1][8]

Diameter and albedo

According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Paradzhanov measures 5.779 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.192.[4]

Naming

This minor planet was named in memory of Georgian–Soviet film director Sergei Parajanov (1924–1990) (Sargis Paradzhanov). In 1965, he became internationally acknowledged with his feature film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, but also a target of the Soviet regime. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27126).[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3963 Paradzhanov (1969 TP2)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3963) Paradzhanov". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 338. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3951. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  3. ↑ "Asteroid 3963 Paradzhanov – Nesvorny HCM Asteroid Families V3.0". Small Bodies Data Ferret. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 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. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. 1 2 "3963 Paradzhanov (1969 TP2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Dykhuis, Melissa J.; Greenberg, Richard (May 2015). "Collisional family structure within the Nysa-Polana complex". Icarus. 252: 199–211. arXiv:1501.04649. Bibcode:2015Icar..252..199D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.01.012.
  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 978-0-8165-3213-1.
  8. ↑ "MinorPlanet.info: One Asteroid Information". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 12 September 2017. Search using Number = "3963"
  9. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 September 2017.