1158 Luda

1158 Luda [1]
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Neujmin, G.
Discovery date 1929-Aug-31
Orbital characteristics
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.8519076 AU
Perihelion 2.2759466 AU
2.5639271 AU
Eccentricity 0.1123201
1499.5361435 days
4.11 years
319.20542 °
Inclination 14.83819 °
344.82781 °
56.81570 °
Physical characteristics
Dimensions diameter 19.06
7.44 ± 0.01 h[2]
0.2329  
10.80 mag

    1158 Luda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.[2] Approximately 19 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 7 hours.[2] It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis on August 31, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 QF. It was later named in honor of the sister of the discoverer. Luda is a diminutive of Ludmilla.[1][3]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.
    3. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.