1115 Sabauda

1115 Sabauda[1]
Discovery
Discovered by L. Volta at Pino Torinese
Discovery date December 13, 1928
Orbital characteristics
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion 3.624 AU
Perihelion 2.604 AU
3.114 AU
Eccentricity 0.1638
2007.030 d (5.49 a)
130.9202°
Inclination 15.298°
71.969°
55.816°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 68.82 km
Albedo 0.0711
9.30

    1115 Sabauda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by L. Volta on December 13, 1928 at Pino Torinese, Italy. It was independently discovered five days later by Josep Comas Solá at Barcelona, Spain. Its provisional designation was 1928 XC. Sabauda, or Sapauda, which is the Latin name for the former rulers of Italy, the House of Savoy. It its possible it was also named after the new established town of Sabauda in the Pontine Marshes.[2]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2006 show a rotation period of 6.72 ± 0.01 hours with a brightness variation of 0.27 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]

    References

    1. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 9, 2007.
    2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
    3. ↑ Warner, Brian D. (December 2006), "Asteroid lightcurve analysis at the Palmer Divide Observatory - March - June 2006", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 33 (4): 85–88, Bibcode:2006MPBu...33...85W.