1159 Granada
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery date | 1929-Sep-02 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 2.5190085 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2409309 AU |
| 2.3799697 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0584204 |
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1341.0827552 days 3.67 years | |
| 148.32737 ° | |
| Inclination | 13.03133 ° |
| 347.93377 ° | |
| 313.62165 ° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | diameter 29.98 km |
| 31. h | |
| 0.0471 | |
| 11.55 mag | |
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1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RD.[1] It is named after the Spanish province of Granada.[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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