1012 Sarema

1012 Sarema
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Discovery date 12 January 1924[1]
Designations
MPC designation (1012) Sarema[1]
1924 PM[1]
Main-belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 108.42 yr (39601 days)
Aphelion 2.8145 AU (421.04 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1457 AU (320.99 Gm)
2.4801 AU (371.02 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.13484
3.91 yr (1426.6 d)
254.59°
0° 15m 8.424s / day
Inclination 4.0319°
73.192°
24.782°
Earth MOID 1.1617 AU (173.79 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.34308 AU (350.520 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.463
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 10.56±0.65 km
10.32 h (0.430 d)
0.0430±0.006
12.41

    1012 Sarema is an asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on January 12, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PM. It was named after a character in a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin, made into the opera Sarema by Alexander von Zemlinsky.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
    2. ↑ "1012 Sarema (1924 PM)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.


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