6489 Golevka

6489 Golevka is an Apollo, Mars-crosser, and Alinda asteroid discovered in 1991 by Eleanor F. Helin.

6489 Golevka
Computer-generated model of Golevka based on Arecibo radar data
Discovery
Discovered byEleanor F. Helin
Discovery date10 May 1991
Designations
(6489) Golevka
1991 JX
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 6 November 2001 (JD 2452219.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc8968 days (24.55 yr)
Aphelion4.021663 AU (601.6322 Gm)
Perihelion0.992813 AU (148.5227 Gm)
2.507238 AU (375.0775 Gm)
Eccentricity0.604021
3.97 yr (1450.1 d)
213.841234°
0° 14m 53.744s / day
Inclination2.278065°
211.596909°
65.939347°
Earth MOID0.0288423 AU (4.31475 Gm)
Jupiter MOID1.13922 AU (170.425 Gm)
TJupiter3.181
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter
0.53 km[1]
Mass2.10×1011 kg
Mean density
2.7+0.4
−0.6
 g/cm3
6.026 h (0.2511 d)[1]
0.151 ± 0.023[1]
Q
19.2[1]

    Its name has a complicated origin. In 1995, Golevka was studied simultaneously by three radar observatories across the world: Goldstone in California, Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope in Ukraine (Yevpatoria is sometimes romanized as Evpatoria) and Kashima in Japan. 'Golevka' comes from the first few letters of each observatory's name; it was proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by Alexander L. Zaitsev.

    Golevka is a small object, measuring 0.6 × 1.4 km. The radar observations revealed that it has a very strange, angular shape that looks different depending on the direction. In 2003 the Yarkovsky effect was first observed at work by high-precision radar observations of Golevka.[2] Between 1991 and 2003, the small force of the Yarkovsky effect caused a shift of 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from what would be expected based on only gravitational interactions.[2] This helped evaluate the asteroid's bulk density (2.7 ± 0.5 g/cm3) and mass (2.10×1011 kg).

    Golevka approaches Earth to 0.05 AU (7,500,000 km; 4,600,000 mi) in 2046, 0.10 AU in 2069, and 0.11 AU in 2092.[3] On the other hand, Golevka's collision probability with any planet is negligible for at least the next nine centuries.[4] Its orbit is strikingly similar to that of 4179 Toutatis in eccentricity, semi-major axis, and inclination. However, Toutatis is better known due to a close approach to Earth in 2004.

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 6489 Golevka (1991 JX)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
    2. David Morrison (14 January 2004). "Precision NEO Orbits and the Yarkovsky Effect". Asteroid and Comet Impact Hazards (NASA). Archived from the original on 8 November 2005. Retrieved 15 April 2004.
    3. "NEODys (6489) Golevka". Department of Mathematics, University of Pisa, ITALY. Retrieved 16 March 2009.
    4. Hudson, R.; Ostro, S.; Jurgens, R.; Rosema, K.; Giorgini, J.; Winkler, R.; et al. (2000). "Radar observations and physical model of asteroid 6489 Golevka". Icarus. 148 (1): 37–51. Bibcode:2000Icar..148...37H. doi:10.1006/icar.2000.6483. hdl:2014/14189.
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