1253 Frisia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 9, 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1253 |
| 1931 TV1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.8356957 |
| Perihelion | 2.4775629 |
| Eccentricity | 0.2151239 |
| 2048.4896855 | |
| 201.57666 | |
| Inclination | 1.34936 |
| 40.05307 | |
| 355.93693 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0657 |
| 11.5 | |
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1253 Frisia (1931 TV1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1931 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 14.557 ± 0.002 hours. It has a diameter of 30.1 km.[1][2]
It was later named after Friesland, the province in the northwest of the Netherlands.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
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