1052 Belgica
1052 Belgica is an asteroid. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on November 15, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 VD. It was named after Belgium.[1] In 2012, it was discovered that this is a binary system with an orbital period of 47.26 ± 0.02 hours. The primary has a rotation period of 2.7097 ± 0.0001 hours and may be nearly spherical.[2]
References
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ↑ Franco, L.; Pravec, P.; Ferrero, A.; Martinez, L. (2013), Green, D. W. E., ed., "(1052) Belgica", Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams (3372): 1, Bibcode:2013CBET.3372....1F.
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