1154 Astronomia

1154 Astronomia [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date 1927-Feb-08
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 3.6395748 AU
Perihelion 3.1366262 AU
Semi-major axis 3.3881005 AU
Eccentricity 0.0742228
Orbital period 2277.8906353 days
6.24 years
Mean anomaly 184.99706 °
Inclination 4.55892 °
Longitude of ascending node 82.87986 °
Argument of perihelion 193.14552 °
Dimensions diameter 61.08
Geometric albedo 0.0296  
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.51 mag

1154 Astronomia is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 61 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on February 8, 1927.[1] It was named for astronomy, and its provisional designation was 1927 CB.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1154. Retrieved October 17, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.