3277 Aaronson

3277 Aaronson, provisional designation 1984 AF1 , is a

3277 Aaronson
carbonaceous asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt,
approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Discovery [1]
American astronomer Edward Bowell at Lowell's Anderson Discovered by E. Bowell
Mesa Station, near Flagstaff, Arizona, on 8 January 1984, and Discovery site Anderson Mesa
named in memory of astronomer Marc Aaronson.[8] Stn.
Discovery date 8 January 1984
Orbit and classification Designations
The C-type asteroid orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a MPC designation (3277) Aaronson
distance of 2.3–4.0 AU once every 5 years and 7 months (2,034 Named after Marc Aaronson
days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.27 and an inclination of 9° (astronomer)[2]
with respect to the ecliptic.[1] A first precovery was obtained at
Alternative 1984 AF1 · 1962
Goethe Link Observatory in 1962, extending the asteroid's designations CF
observation arc by 22 years prior to its official discovery
1971 UV2 ·
observation at Anderson Mesa.[8]
1982 TU2
Minor planet main-belt ·
Physical characteristics category (outer)
[3]

Orbital characteristics [1]

Rotation period Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD
2458000.5)
In November 2010, a rotational lightcurve for this asteroid was
obtained from photometric observations made at the U.S. Uncertainty parameter 0
Shadowbox Observatory in Carmel, Indiana. It rendered a Observation arc 55.24 yr (20,178
rotation period of 9.80 ± 0.05 hours with a brightness amplitude days)
of 0.14 in magnitude (U=2+).[6] Aphelion 3.9927 AU
Perihelion 2.2900 AU
Diameter and albedo Semi-major axis 3.1414 AU
Based on NASA's space-based WISE and its subsequent Eccentricity 0.2710
NEOWISE mission, the asteroid has an albedo of 0.11 and 0.12, Orbital period 5.57 yr (2,034
and a diameter of 19.9 and 20.0 kilometers, respectively,[4][5] (sidereal) days)
while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link (CALL)
Mean anomaly 93.558°
assumes a lower albedo of 0.06, which translates into a larger
diameter of 26.6 kilometers, as the lower the albedo (reflectivity), Mean motion 0° 10m 37.2s /
the higher the body's diameter, for a given absolute magnitude day

(brightness).[3] Inclination 8.5693°

Longitude of 84.997°
ascending node
Naming
Argument of 295.32°
perihelion
This minor planet was named in memory of American Physical characteristics
astronomer Marc Aaronson (1950–1987), killed in the dome of Dimensions 19.88 ± 0.15 km[4]
the 4-meter Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope of the Kitt Peak 20.049 ± 0.054
National Observatory. His fields of research included the km[5]
detection the decelerative effect of the Virgo cluster on the 26.64 km
Hubble flow, observations of carbon stars in the globular clusters (calculated)
[3]
in the Magellanic clouds, and measurement of the large velocity
Synodic rotation 9.80 ± 0.05 h[6]
dispersion in dwarf spheroidal galaxies, suggesting that all period
galaxies do have dark matter halos.[2] The official naming
Geometric 0.057 (assumed)[3]
citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 11 July albedo 0.112 ± 0.016[4]
1987 (M.P.C. 12016).[9]
0.1211 ± 0.0122[5]
Spectral type C [3]
References Absolute 11.4[5] · 11.5[4] ·
1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3277 Aaronson magnitude (H) 11.6[1][3] ·
(1984 AF1)" (https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=20 11.89 ± 0.21[7]
03277) (2017-05-04 last obs.). Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3277) Aaronson".
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3277) Aaronson.
Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 273. doi:10.1007/978-3-
540-29925-7_3278 (https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-
540-29925-7_3278). ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. "LCDB Data for (3277) Aaronson" (http://www.minorpla
net.info/PHP/generateOneAsteroidInfo.php?AstInfo=3
277%7CAaronson). Asteroid Lightcurve Database
(LCDB). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J.
M.; Cutri, R. M.; Nugent, C.; et al. (November 2012).
"Preliminary Analysis of WISE/NEOWISE 3-Band
Cryogenic and Post-cryogenic Observations of Main
Belt Asteroids" (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_
query?bibcode=2012ApJ...759L...8M). The
Astrophysical Journal Letters. 759 (1): 5.
arXiv:1209.5794 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.5794).
Bibcode:2012ApJ...759L...8M (https://ui.adsabs.harvar
d.edu/abs/2012ApJ...759L...8M). doi:10.1088/2041-
8205/759/1/L8 (https://doi.org/10.1088%2F2041-820
5%2F759%2F1%2FL8). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
5. Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; Bauer, J.;
Tholen, D.; et al. (November 2011). "NEOWISE
Studies of Spectrophotometrically Classified
Asteroids: Preliminary Results" (http://adsabs.harvard.
edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...90M).
The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25.
arXiv:1109.6407 (https://arxiv.org/abs/1109.6407).
Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M (https://ui.adsabs.harvar
d.edu/abs/2011ApJ...741...90M). doi:10.1088/0004-
637X/741/2/90 (https://doi.org/10.1088%2F0004-637
X%2F741%2F2%2F90). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
 6. Ruthroff, John C. (April 2011). "Lightcurve Analysis of Eight Main-belt Asteroids and a
Revised Period for 185 Eunike" (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011
MPBu...38...86R). The Minor Planet Bulletin. 38 (2): 86–88. Bibcode:2011MPBu...38...86R (h
ttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011MPBu...38...86R). ISSN 1052-8091 (https://www.world
cat.org/issn/1052-8091). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
7. Veres, Peter; Jedicke, Robert; Fitzsimmons, Alan; Denneau, Larry; Granvik, Mikael; Bolin,
Bryce; et al. (November 2015). "Absolute magnitudes and slope parameters for 250,000
asteroids observed by Pan-STARRS PS1 - Preliminary results" (http://adsabs.harvard.edu/c
gi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2015Icar..261...34V). Icarus. 261: 34–47. arXiv:1506.00762 (http
s://arxiv.org/abs/1506.00762). Bibcode:2015Icar..261...34V (https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/ab
s/2015Icar..261...34V). doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2015.08.007 (https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.icarus.
2015.08.007). Retrieved 26 April 2016.
8. "3277 Aaronson (1984 AF1)" (https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?ob
ject_id=3277). Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
9. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive" (https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArc
hive_TBL.html). Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

External links
Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB) (http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/lcdbsummaryquery.
php), query form (info (http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html) Archived (https://
web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html)
16 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine)
Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (https://books.google.com/books?id=aeAg1X7afOoC&pg),
Google books
Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR (http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.htm
l) – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend
Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) (https://www.minorplanetcent
er.net/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html) – Minor Planet Center
3277 Aaronson (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.0) at
AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
Ephemeris (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.3.0) ·
Observation prediction (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.
4.0) · Orbital info (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.1) ·
Proper elements (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.6) ·
Observational info (https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?n=3277&pc=1.1.7.0)
3277 Aaronson (https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=20003277#content) at the JPL Small-
Body Database

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