1174 Marmara
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 17 October 1930 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1174 Marmara |
Named after | Sea of Marmara[2] |
| 1930 UC | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.91 yr (31,013 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3610 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6821 AU |
| 3.0216 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1123 |
| 5.25 yr (1918.4 days) | |
| 78.694° | |
| Inclination | 10.091° |
| 1.0367° | |
| 351.00° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.6775 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 16.21 km |
| 12. h | |
| 0.1065 | |
| 11.4 | |
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1174 Marmara, provisional designation 1930 UC, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1930, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. It measures about 16 kilometer in diameter.[1]
The asteroid was named by the discoverer after the Sea of Marmara, which lies in between the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea, connected by the Bosporus and the Dardanelles straits, respectively.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1174 Marmara (1930 UC)" (2015-09-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1174) Marmara. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 99. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books* 1174 Marmara at the JPL Small-Body Database
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