1115 Sabauda

1115 Sabauda[1]
Discovery
Discovered by L. Volta at Pino Torinese
Discovery date December 13, 1928
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion 3.6240157 AU
Perihelion 2.6037689 AU
Semi-major axis 3.1138923 AU
Eccentricity 0.1638218
Orbital period 2007.0297331 d (5.49 a)
Mean anomaly 130.92015°
Inclination 15.2984°
Longitude of ascending node 71.96921°
Argument of perihelion 55.81573°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 68.82 km
Albedo 0.0711
Absolute magnitude (H) 9.30

1115 Sabauda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by L. Volta on December 13, 1928 at Pino Torinese, Italy. It was independently discovered five days later by Josep Comas Solá at Barcelona, Spain. Its provisional designation was 1928 XC. Sabauda, or Sapauda, which is the Latin name for the former rulers of Italy, the House of Savoy. It its possible it was also named after the new established town of Sabauda in the Pontine Marshes.[2]

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1115. Retrieved October 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. 
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