1128 Astrid

1128 Astrid [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Delporte, E.
Discovery date 1929-Mar-10
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.9102752 AU
Perihelion 2.6650224 AU
Semi-major axis 2.7876488 AU
Eccentricity 0.0439892
Orbital period 1700.0258168 days
4.65 years
Mean anomaly 201.49281 °
Inclination 1.01599 °
Longitude of ascending node 59.36591 °
Argument of perihelion 238.75204 °
Dimensions diameter 34.69
Geometric albedo 0.0770  
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.70 mag

1128 Astrid is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 35 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on March 10, 1929.[1] It was named for H.M. Astrid, Queen of the Belgians. Its provisional designation was 1929 EB.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1128. Retrieved October 17, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.