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2090 Mizuho, provisional designation 1978 EA, is a stony asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 18 kilometers in diameter.

The asteroid was discovered on 12 March 1978, by Japanese astronomer Takeshi Urata at the JCPM Yakiimo Station in Shimizu, Japan, who named it after his daughter, Mizuho Urata.

Orbit and classification

Mizuho orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.7–3.5 AU once every 5 years and 5 months (1,967 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.13 and an inclination of 12° with respect to the ecliptic.

The asteroid was first identified as 1937 RE at Simeiz Observatory. The first used observation was obtained at Heidelberg Observatory in 1951, extending the Mizuho's observation arc by 27 years prior to its official discovery observation.

Physical characteristics

In the Tholen classification, Mizuho is characterized as a common S-type asteroid.

Rotation period

In February 2010, a rotational lightcurve for Mizuho was obtained from photometric observations by James W. Brinsfield at the Via Capote Observatory (G69) in California. It gave a rotation period of 5.47 hours with a brightness variation of 0.30 magnitude (U=2+).

Diameter and albedo

According to the surveys carried out by the Japanese Akari satellite, and NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, Mizuho measures between 18.0 and 18.9 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of between 0.207 and 0.219, which is typical for stony asteroids. The Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link, however assumes a standard albedo for a carbonaceous C-type asteroid of 0.057 and correspondingly calculates a much larger diameter of 35.3 kilometers.

Naming

The discoverer named this minor planet after his daughter, Mizuho Urata. It was the first asteroid in over 50 years to be discovered by a non-professional astronomer, which set off a wave of interest in amateur asteroid discovery, especially in Japan. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 September 1978 (M.P.C. 4482).

References

1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2090 Mizuho (1978 EA)" (2017-05-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2090) Mizuho". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2090) Mizuho. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 169. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2091. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
3. ^ "LCDB Data for (2090) Mizuho". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 7 December 2016.
4. ^ Masiero, Joseph R.; Mainzer, A. K.; Grav, T.; Bauer, J. M.; Cutri, R. M.; Dailey, J.; et al. (November 2011). "Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 20. arXiv:1109.4096. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...68M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68. Retrieved 7 December 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". The Astrophysical Journal. 741 (2): 25. arXiv:1109.6407. Bibcode:2011ApJ...741...90M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/90.
6. ^ Usui, Fumihiko; Kuroda, Daisuke; Müller, Thomas G.; Hasegawa, Sunao; Ishiguro, Masateru; Ootsubo, Takafumi; et al. (October 2011). "Asteroid Catalog Using Akari: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 63 (5): 1117–1138. Bibcode:2011PASJ...63.1117U. doi:10.1093/pasj/63.5.1117. (online, AcuA catalog p. 153)
7. ^ Brinsfield, James W. (October 2010). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Via Capote Observatory: 2010 February-May". The Minor Planet Bulletin. 37 (4): 146–147. Bibcode:2010MPBu...37..146B. ISSN 1052-8091. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
8. ^ "2090 Mizuho (1978 EA)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
9. Kosai, H.; Urata, T.; Nakamura, T. (December 1993). "Activities of Asteroid Studies by Amateur Astronomers in Japan". Seventy-five (75) Years of Hirayama Asteroid Families: The Role of Collisions in the Solar System History. Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series. 63: 297. Bibcode:1994ASPC...63..297K. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
10. Schmadel, Lutz D. "Appendix – Publication Dates of the MPCs". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – Addendum to Fifth Edition (2006–2008). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 221. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-01965-4. ISBN 978-3-642-01964-7.

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