Discovery date 7 September 1962 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 7 September 1962 Orbits Sun Discovery site Goethe Link Observatory Discoverer Indiana Asteroid Program | MPC designation 1827 Atkinson Observation arc 84.11 yr (30720 days) Absolute magnitude 12.39 Named after Robert d'Escourt Atkinson Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Indiana University
(Indiana Asteroid Program) Alternative names 1962 RK · 1931 VC
1955 FL · 1967 TL
1973 EQ | ||
1827 Atkinson, provisional designation 1962 RK, is the main-belt asteroid, discovered by the Indiana Asteroid Program at the U.S. Goethe Link Observatory on September 7, 1962.
The low albedo D-type asteroid is a rare member of the Tholen Du-type subcategory, which includes the main-belt asteroid 267 Tirza and the two Jupiter trojans 588 Achilles and 2223 Sarpedon.
Named in honor of British astronomer, physicist and inventor, Robert d'Escourt Atkinson (1898–1982), noted for his contributions to fundamental astronomy. Atkinson pioneered in studying nuclear energy-generation in the Sun and stars.
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