1967 Menzel

Stony main-belt asteroid October 2019 yes 1967 Menzel #D6D6D6 001967-asteroid shape model (1967) Menzel.png Modelled shape of Menzel from its lightcurve M. F. Wolf Heidelberg Obs. 1 November 1905 (1967) Menzel A905 VC1930 DS1965 SF1965 VH1970 EM1973 CE1975 UH1975 VE Donald Menzel(American astrophysicist) main-belt(inner) 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 0 111.50 yr (40,724 days) 2.5437 AU 1.9238 AU 2.2337 AU 0.1388 3.34 yr (1,219 days) 183.67° 0.2952 ms / day 3.9008° 57.801° 347.83° 9.588 0.181 km10.138 0.092 km10.18 km (taken)10.182 km 2.834 0.001 h2.8343 0.0003 hPravec-20102.8344 0.0002 hPravec-20072.8346 0.0003 h2.83481 0.00001 h2.83497 0.00005 h2.835 0.001 h2.8350 0.0005 h2.8364 0.0005 h2.84 0.03 h 0.21450.2279 0.03970.251 0.070 S 11.76 0.03 (R)Pravec-200712.112.2112.25 0.05812.34 0.23 1967 Menzel (prov. designation: A905 VC) is a stony background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 km mi off 2 us in diameter. It was discovered on 1 November 1905, by German astronomer Max Wolf at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and later named after American astrophysicist Donald Howard Menzel. Classification and orbit Menzel is a stony S-type asteroid that orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.5 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,219 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.14 and an inclination of 4° with respect to the ecliptic. The body's observation arc begins with its first used observation at Goethe Link Observatory in 1965, or 60 years after its official discovery, with a number of unused observations previously made at Heidelberg. Naming This minor planet was named after American astrophysicist Donald Howard Menzel (1901–1976), who was the director of the Harvard College Observatory and a pioneer in theoretical and observational astrophysics. Menzel, a mentor of several prolific astronomers, calculated Atomic Transition Probabilities, analysed the composition of stars from their spectra, studied the physics of gaseous nebulae and the Sun's chromosphere, observed solar eclipses, and measured the rotation period of Uranus and Neptune by means of spectroscopy. Menzel was also popular for debunking UFO sightings. The official 1967 naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 18 April 1977 (M.P.C. 4158). Physical characteristics Between September 2005 and November 2015, a total of least 10 rotational lightcurves were obtained for this asteroid from photometric observations from several observatories all over the world. They all gave a concurring, well-defined rotation period of 2.83–2.84 hours with a brightness variation between 0.24 and 0.39 magnitude.(U=3/3/3/3/3/3/3/3/2+/3).Pravec-2010Pravec-2007 According to the space-based survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Menzel measures between 9.6 and 10.2 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo between 0.21 and 0.25. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link derives a typical albedo for stony asteroids of 0.21 and a diameter of 10.1 kilometers, with an absolute magnitude of 12.25. Notes Pravec-2007 Pravec (2007) web: rotation period 2.8344 0.0002 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.24 magnitude. Summary figures for (1967) Menzel at Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL) and Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2007) Pravec-2010 Pravec (2010) web: rotation period 2.8343 0.0003 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.25 mag. 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