1159 Granada
1159 Granada [1]| Discovery and designation |
|---|
| Discovered by |
Reinmuth, K. |
|---|
| Discovery date |
1929-Sep-02 |
|---|
| Orbital characteristics |
|---|
|
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB |
| Aphelion |
2.5190085 AU |
|---|
| Perihelion |
2.2409309 AU |
|---|
|
2.3799697 AU |
|---|
| Eccentricity |
0.0584204 |
|---|
|
1341.0827552 days
3.67 years |
|---|
|
148.32737 ° |
|---|
| Inclination |
13.03133 ° |
|---|
|
347.93377 ° |
|---|
|
313.62165 ° |
|---|
| Physical characteristics |
|---|
| Dimensions |
diameter 29.98 km |
|---|
|
31. h |
|---|
|
0.0471 |
|---|
|
11.55 mag |
|---|
|
|
1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RD.[1] It is named after the Spanish province of Granada.[2]
References