1137 Raïssa

1137 Raïssa [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by G. Neujman
Discovery date 1929-Oct-27
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.6598769 AU
Perihelion 2.1897869 AU
Semi-major axis 2.4248319 AU
Eccentricity 0.0969325
Orbital period 1379.1797719 days
3.78 years
Mean anomaly 272.83751 °
Inclination 4.31858 °
Longitude of ascending node 78.50188 °
Argument of perihelion 276.78997 °
Dimensions diameter 23.69
Geometric albedo 0.1592  
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.74 mag

1137 Raïssa is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 24 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by G. Neujmin on October 27, 1929.[1] It is named for Raissa Ivanovna Maseeva, who computed its orbit. Its provisional designation was 1929 WB.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1137. Retrieved October 17, 2007. 
  2. ^ "Pulkovo NEO Page". http://neopage.nm.ru/ENG/GENERAL/p05.htm. Retrieved October 17, 2007. 
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