1247 Memoria

Memoria
Discovery
Discovered by M. Laugier
Discovery site Uccle
Discovery date August 30, 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1247
Named after
remembrance
1932 QA
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.6694641
Perihelion 2.6052709
Eccentricity 0.1695997
2029.7685861
245.36795
Inclination 1.77433
161.74044
140.71062
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.0846
10.52

    1247 Memoria (1932 QA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1932, by M. Laugier at Uccle.[1] It was later named after the Latin word for remembrance.[2]

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.


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