1166 Sakuntala
1166 Sakuntala [1]| Discovery and designation |
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| Discovered by |
Parchomenko, P. |
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| Discovery date |
1930-Jun-27 |
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| Orbital characteristics |
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Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB |
| Aphelion |
3.0612355 AU |
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| Perihelion |
2.0111889 AU |
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2.5362122 AU |
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| Eccentricity |
0.2070108 |
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1475.2880039 days
4.04 years |
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19.84872 ° |
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| Inclination |
18.89406 ° |
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106.78900 ° |
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189.15785 ° |
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| Physical characteristics |
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| Dimensions |
diameter 28.74 |
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6.30 h |
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0.6460 |
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8.80 mag |
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1166 Sakuntala is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 29 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Praskovjya Georgievna Parkhomenko on June 27, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 MA.[1]
During a perihelic opposition, when Sakuntala is only 1 AU from the Earth, it can get as bright as apparent magnitude 10.5, as it did on July 7, 2007 and did occur on June 30, 2011 when it will be at magnitude 10.7, being one of the latest discovered asteroids to become so bright to be seen on small telescopes.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
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