1304 Arosa

1304 Arosa
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date May 21, 1928
Designations
MPC designation 1304
Named after Arosa
Alternate name(s) 1928 KC
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.5541914
Peri 2.8510964
Eccentricity 0.1097679
Orbital period 2093.4443789
Mean anomaly 342.67385
Inclination 18.97925
Longitude of ascending node 87.01682
Argument of peri 147.28041
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 42.94 kilometres (26.68 mi) ± 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Mean diameter[2]
Albedo 0.3480 ± 0.033 [2]
Absolute magnitude (H) 8.6 [3]

1304 Arosa (1928 KC) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1928 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html. Retrieved January 29, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Tedesco et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5mqp8r4gD. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 
  3. ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0.. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080611192847/http%3A//www.psi.edu/pds/resource/astermag.html. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 

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