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2131 Mayall
Discovery [1]
Discovered byA. R. Klemola
Discovery siteLick Observatory
Discovery date3 September 1975
Designations
2131 Mayall
Named after
Nicholas Mayall[2]
1975 RA
main-belt (inner)
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc39.45 yr (14,409 days)
Aphelion2.0966 AU
Perihelion1.6781 AU
1.8874 AU
Eccentricity0.1108
2.59 yr (947.09 days)
134.03°
Inclination33.994°
306.06°
38.450°
Earth MOID0.6945 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions7.8 km
2.5678 h
0.2391
BV = 0.871 mag
UB = 0.450 mag
tholen = S
SMASSII = S
12.72 mag

2131 Mayall (1975 RA) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on September 3, 1975 by A. R. Klemola at the Lick Observatory and named in honor of Nicholas U. Mayall (1906–1993), director of the Kitt Peak National Observatory during 1960–1971, who also worked at Lick for many years.[1][2]

Photometric measurements of the asteroid made in 2005 at the Palmer Divide Observatory showed a light curve with a period of 2.572 ± 0.002 hours and a brightness variation of 0.08 ± 0.02 in magnitude.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2131 Mayall (1975 RA)" (2015-02-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2131) Mayall. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 173. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ Warner, Brian D. (2005), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - winter 2004-2005" (PDF), Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 54–58, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...54W, retrieved 2013-02-03.