1056 Azalea
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Light curve-based 3D-model of 1056 Azalea | |
| Discovery [1] | |
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| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 31 January 1924 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1056 Azalea |
Named after | Azalea[2] |
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1924 QD · 1925 NA 1929 WX | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.62 yr (33,463 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6281 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8316 AU |
| 2.2299 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1785 |
| 3.33 yr (1216.2 days) | |
| 349.35° | |
| Inclination | 5.4270° |
| 104.17° | |
| 212.49° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8204 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.893 h | |
| 0.10? | |
| Temperature | ~ 186 K |
| SMASS = S | |
| 11.7 | |
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1056 Azalea, provisional designation 1924 QD, is a stony S-type asteroid of the main belt. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth on January 31, 1924 at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1]
The asteroid is named after the Azalea genus of flowering shrubs.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1056 Azalea (1924 QD)" (2015-09-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1056) Azalea. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 90. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets IAU–MPC
- "1056 Azalea (1924 QD)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001056.
- 1056 Azalea at the JPL Small-Body Database
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