1104 Syringa

Syringa
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date December 9, 1928
Designations
MPC designation 1108
Named after
Syringa
1928 XA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch January 4, 2010
Aphelion 3.5315132
Perihelion 1.7305304
Eccentricity 0.3422592
1558.7809813
18.99197
Inclination 6.44037
128.71502
277.46013
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 22.10 km
0.0362
B
12.50

    1104 Syringa (1928 XA) is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl in Heidelberg, Germany, on December 9, 1928. It was named after Syringa (Lilac), the genus of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae).[1]

    See also

    References

    1. Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

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