1253 Frisia

Frisia
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date October 9, 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1253
1931 TV1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.8356957
Perihelion 2.4775629
Eccentricity 0.2151239
2048.4896855
201.57666
Inclination 1.34936
40.05307
355.93693
Physical characteristics
Albedo 0.0657
11.5

    1253 Frisia (1931 TV1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1931, by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 14.557 ± 0.002 hours. It has a diameter of 30.1 km.[1][2]

    It was later named after Friesland, the province in the northwest of the Netherlands.[3]

    References

    1. Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin (Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers) 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G, retrieved 2013-02-21.
    2. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
    3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-22.


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