1150 Achaia

1150 Achaia [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date 1929-Sep-02
Orbital characteristics
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.6381803 AU
Perihelion 1.7439129 AU
2.1910466 AU
Eccentricity 0.2040731
1184.6112678 days
3.24 years
35.09829 °
Inclination 2.3878 °
206.70532 °
139.14007 °
Physical characteristics
12.7 mag

    1150 Achaia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg, Germany, on September 2, 1929.[1] Ten days later, it was independently discovered by A. Schwassman and A. A. Wachmann at Bergedorf. It was named after the Greek region Achaea in the northern Peloponnese. Its provisional designation was 1929 RB.[2]

    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.