1450 Raimonda
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A three-dimensional model of 1450 Raimonda based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Y. Vaisala |
| Discovery site | Turku |
| Discovery date | February 20, 1938 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1450 |
| 1938 DP | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.0573746 |
| Perihelion | 2.1656074 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1707391 |
| 1541.4563774 | |
| 276.99983 | |
| Inclination | 4.86479 |
| 74.96095 | |
| 13.83770 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 15 km[1] |
Sidereal rotation period | 12.66 h[1][2] |
| Albedo | 0.1387[1] |
| 12.3[1] | |
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1450 Raimonda (1938 DP) is a 15 km main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku.[1] It is named for Jean Jacques Raimond, Jr., a Dutch astronomer (1903-1961) for whom a crater on the Moon is also named.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1450 Raimonda". Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- ↑ http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005MPBu...32...46L
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