1011 Laodamia

This article is about an asteroid. For other uses, see Laodamia (disambiguation).
1011 Laodamia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 5 January 1924
Designations
MPC designation 1011 Laodamia (1924 PK)
Named after
 Laodamia[2]
1924 PK · 1939 FG
1958 OC
Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 91.63 yr (33,469 days)
Aphelion 3.2317 AU
Perihelion 1.5544 AU
2.3931 AU
Eccentricity 0.3504
3.70 yr (1352.1 days)
235.01°
Inclination 5.4942°
132.55°
353.32°
Earth MOID 0.5705 AU
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 3.5–8.5 km[3]
5.17247 h
B–V = 0.900
U–B = 0.515
S (Tholen), Sr (SMASS)
12.74

    1011 Laodamia is a stony Mars-crosser asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on January 5, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PK. With an absolute magnitude of 12.7,[1] the asteroid is roughly 12 kilometers in diameter.[3] On September 5, 2083, the asteroid will pass 0.06186 AU (9,254,000 km; 5,750,000 mi) from Mars.[1]

    It was named Laodamia, a figure in the Greek mythology. However, since there are several different characters with this name, it is unclear which one is actually referred to.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1011 Laodamia (1924 PK)" (2015-09-19 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1011) Laodamia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
    3. 1 2 "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 2014-06-28.

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