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Discovery[1] and designation
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| Discovered by | G. N. Neujmin |
| Discovery date | 7 August 1915 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1915 S1 |
| Named after | United States of America |
| Epoch 27 October 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) | |
| Ap | 2.922 AU |
| Peri | 1.807 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.365 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.236 |
| Orbital period | 3.64 a |
| Inclination | 11.097° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 329.84° |
| Argument of peri | 41.538° |
916 America is a minor planet orbiting the Sun in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter.
It was discovered on 7 August 1915 by the Soviet astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis, Ukraine.[1] Originally designated 916ΣI, it was renamed '916 America' on 24 February 1923 after the Council of Astronomers at Pulkovo Observatory decided to commemorate "the friendly relations of the astronomical observatories and astronomers".[2] Another possible reason for the name was as a mark of appreciation for the help given during the famine in Crimea by the American Relief Administration under President Herbert Hoover.[3]
In 1986, assuming that the asteroid was of S-type and that it had a diameter of 15 km, the rotational period was measured to be 38 hours.[4] Observations by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite have since shown that it has a diameter of 33.2±1.3 km, with an absolute magnitude of 11.20 and an albedo of 0.053±0.004.[1]
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