1117 Reginita

1117 Reginita[1]
Discovery
Discovered by J. Comas Solá at Barcelona
Discovery date May 24, 1927
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion 2.6915665 AU
Perihelion 1.8031807 AU
Semi-major axis 2.2473736 AU
Eccentricity 0.1976498
Orbital period 1230.5842435 d (3.37 a)
Mean anomaly 273.14208°
Inclination 4.33929°
Longitude of ascending node 147.25707°
Argument of perihelion 150.77487°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 2.946 h
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.9

1117 Reginita is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solá on May 29, 1927 at Barcelona, Spain. Its provisional designation was 1927 KA. It was named in honor of the niece of its observer.[2] It completes one revolution around the Sun approximately once every 3 years and completes one rotation once every 3 hours.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1117. Retrieved October 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. 
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