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3447 Burckhalter (2010)

MPC Designation: 1956 SC
Lightcurves Period (h): 59.8 ± 0.1
Amplitude (mag): 0.39 ± 0.02
Equipment:

 

Filter: C
MagBand: R
Telescope: 0.35m f/9.1 SCT
Camera: SBIG STL-1001E
Exposure: 240

 

Obs. Details

Date              E Mag   Phase  PABL   PABB
2010-12-12 07:00  15.12   25.3  118.7   26.6
2010-12-13 07:00  15.10   25.1  118.9   26.6
2010-12-25 07:00  14.86   22.3  120.9   27.0
2010-12-26 07:00  14.84   22.1  121.0   27.0
2010-12-27 07:00  14.82   21.8  121.1   27.0
2010-12-29 07:00  14.79   21.3  121.4   27.0
2011-01-02 07:00  14.71   20.3  121.8   27.0
2011-01-03 07:00  14.69   20.0  121.9   27.0
2011-01-04 07:00  14.68   19.8  122.0   27.0
2011-01-05 07:00  14.66   19.5  122.0   27.0
2011-01-06 07:00  14.64   19.3  122.1   27.0
2011-01-07 07:00  14.63   19.1  122.2   26.9
2011-01-08 07:00  14.61   18.8  122.3   26.9
2011-01-11 07:00  14.56   18.2  122.5   26.8
2011-01-13 07:00  14.54   17.8  122.6   26.7
2011-01-15 07:00  14.51   17.4  122.7   26.6
2011-01-22 07:00  14.46   16.6  123.0   26.1
2011-01-24 07:00  14.45   16.5  123.1   25.9
2011-01-25 07:00  14.45   16.4  123.2   25.8
2011-01-27 07:00  14.44   16.4  123.2   25.6

Data Points: 1759
Discovered: 1956-09-29  Brooklyn  Indiana University
Family/Group: Hungaria
Taxonomic Class: ES (Assumed)
Published: MPB 38, pending
NOTES: Unless otherwise stated, the "Reduced Magnitudes" in the plots are Cousins R, based on 2MASS to BVRI conversions (Warner, MPB 34, 113-119)

Tumbler (Non-principal axis rotation). PAR = -2 (Pravec et al., 2005, Icarus). The second period is possibly 67.5 h. However, even these two are not absolute. The true periods, expressed as frequencies (1/P), could be a linear combination of two non-commensurate frequencies, e.g., 2/P1 + 2/P2.

 

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