5751 Zao

5751 Zao, provisional designation 1992 AC, is an Amor asteroid discovered by Japanese astronomer M. Koishikawa at the Ayashi Station of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory on 5 January 1992

Physical properties

Zao has been observed by several groups to determine its rotational period. Its light curve was observed by Pravec, et al. between 1992 and 1995 with the intention of determining its rotational period. From its nearly constant brightness it was determined that the asteroid is roughly spherical and has a rotational period of ≥ 21.7 hr.[4] Another group led by Wisniewski conducted an approximately 5 hour observation and were unable to conclude a rotational period.[5] Zao was again observed in 2001 by Delbó, et al. using the Keck telescope. They were able to determine the asteroid's albedo of 0.36 and re-classify the asteroid from X-type to E-type.[6] Using the asteroid's albedo and the Near Earth Asteroid Thermal Model (NEATM) the asteroid's diameter was estimated to be 2.3 km.[6] Further study of the asteroid by the Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project concludes that a rotational period of 76 hours is consistent with earlier measurements.[3][7]

References

  1. ^ "(5751) Zao = 1992 AC = 1989 EN1". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "5751 Zao (1992 AC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "5751 Zao". European Asteroid Research Node. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2008.
  4. ^ Pravec, P.; et al. (December 1997). "The Near-Earth Objects Follow-Up Program". Icarus. 130 (2): 275–286. Bibcode:1997Icar..130..275P. doi:10.1006/icar.1997.5816.
  5. ^ Wisniewski, W. Z.; MichaŁowski, T. M.; Harris, A. W.; McMillan, R. S. (April 1997). "Photometric Observations of 125 Asteroids". Icarus. 126 (2): 395–449. Bibcode:1997Icar..126..395W. doi:10.1006/icar.1996.5665.
  6. ^ a b Delbó, Marco; Harris, Alan W.; Binzel, Richard P.; Pravec, Petr; Davies, John K. (November 2003). "Keck observations of near-Earth asteroids in the thermal infrared". Icarus. 166 (1): 116–130. Bibcode:2003Icar..166..116D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.07.002.
  7. ^ "Ondrejov Asteroid Photometry Project: Summary of Prepublished Data".
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