1114 Lorraine

1114 Lorraine[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Schaumasse, A. at Nice
Discovery date November 17, 1928
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion 3.3328117 AU
Perihelion 2.8563043 AU
Semi-major axis 3.094558 AU)
Eccentricity 0.0769912
Orbital period 1988.3661799 d (5.44 a)
Mean anomaly 209.20527°
Inclination 10.73685°
Longitude of ascending node 195.86938°
Argument of perihelion 200.93933°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 62.20 km
Albedo 0.0501
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.90

1114 Lorraine is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse on November 17, 1928 at Nice, France. It was independently discovered a day later by L. Volta at Pino Torinese, Italy. Its provisional designation was 1928 WA. It was named after the region and former duchy in northeastern France, a remnant of the medieval kingdom Lotharingia.[2]

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1114. Retrieved October 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. 
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