1145 Robelmonte

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1145 Robelmonte [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Delporte, E.
Discovery date 1929-Feb-03
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.7104583 AU
Perihelion 2.1386157 AU
Semi-major axis 2.424537 AU
Eccentricity 0.1179282
Orbital period 1378.9282074 days
3.78 years
Mean anomaly 207.25689 °
Inclination 6.20951 °
Longitude of ascending node 346.87176 °
Argument of perihelion 268.00115 °
Dimensions diameter 23.25
Geometric albedo 0.1186  
Absolute magnitude 11.10 mag

1145 Robelmonte is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 23 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on February 3, 1929.[1] It was named after Robelmont, Belgium, the birthplace of astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend. Robelmonte is the feminine form. Through an error, the names intended for 1127 Mimi and 1145 Robelmonte had been switched, and each name had been proposed by the discoverer of the other asteroid. The asteroid's provisional designation was 1929 CC.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3540002383.