1160 Illyria

1160 Illyria [1]
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date 1929-Sep-09
Orbital characteristics
Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB
Aphelion 2.8618010 AU
Perihelion 2.2596128 AU
2.5607069 AU
Eccentricity 0.1175824
1496.7119732 days
4.10 years
19.74646 °
Inclination 14.97251 °
3.85716 °
5.22514 °
Physical characteristics
11.1 mag

    1160 Illyria is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 9, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RL.[1] Named for the ancient region of Illyria.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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