1145 Robelmonte

1145 Robelmonte [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte
Discovery date 1929-Feb-03
Orbital characteristics
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.7104583 AU
Perihelion 2.1386157 AU
2.424537 AU
Eccentricity 0.1179282
1378.9282074 days
3.78 years
207.25689 °
Inclination 6.20951 °
346.87176 °
268.00115 °
Physical characteristics
Dimensions diameter 23.25
0.1186  
11.10 mag

    1145 Robelmonte is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 23 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on February 3, 1929.[1] It was named after Robelmont, the village in Belgium where astronomer Sylvain Arend was born. Robelmonte is the feminine form. Through an error, the names intended for 1127 Mimi and 1145 Robelmonte had been switched, and each name had been proposed by the discoverer of the other asteroid. The asteroid's provisional designation was 1929 CC.[2]

    Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 give a rotation period of 9.01 ± 0.01 hours. It has a diameter of 23.2 km.[3]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
    3. Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin (Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G, retrieved 2013-02-21.