1135 Colchis
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 3 October 1929 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1135 Colchis |
Named after | Colchis[2] |
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1929 TA · 1936 FJ1 1940 EP · 1954 LL 1958 FO · A911 MJ A916 UH | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.91 yr (31,377 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9740 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.3558 AU |
| 2.6649 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1159 |
| 4.35 yr (1589.0 days) | |
| 266.42° | |
| Inclination | 4.5413° |
| 350.74° | |
| 3.9001° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.3509 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 50.64 km |
| 23.47 h | |
| 0.0573 | |
| SMASS = Xk | |
| 10.5 | |
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1135 Colchis, provisionally designated 1929 TA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on 3 October 1929. The X-type asteroid measures about 51 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.35 years. Its perihelion is at 2.35 AU[1]
It was named for the ancient Kingdom of Colchis, bordering on Black Sea south of the Caucasus mountains, in what is now part of Georgia.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1135 Colchis (1929 TA)" (2015-08-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1135) Colchis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1135 Colchis at the JPL Small-Body Database
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