1135 Colchis

1135 Colchis is a main belt asteroid with a diameter of 50.64 km, the 2.3648579 UA. It possess a 0.1135681 eccentricity of and an orbital period of 1 591.58 days (4.36 years).

Colchis has an average orbital speed of 18.23529958 km and an inclination of 4.54001º.

This asteroid was discovered on October 3, 1929 by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin. Its provisional designation was 1929 TA. It was later named for the ancient country Colchis.[1]

References

  1. Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-17.

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