1123 Shapleya
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Neujmin, G. |
| Discovery date | 1928-Sep-21 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 2.5727440 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8780118 AU |
| 2.2253779 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1560931 |
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1212.5623480 days 3.32 years | |
| 278.34093 ° | |
| Inclination | 6.41921 ° |
| 79.98511 ° | |
| 317.32200 ° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| >20. h | |
| 11.7 mag | |
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1123 Shapleya is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. The time it takes to complete one rotation is greater than 20 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin on September 21, 1928. Its provisional designation was 1928 ST.[1] It was named after Harlow Shapley, the American astronomer and director of Harvard Observatory.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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