1014 Semphyra

1014 Semphyra
Discovery ^[1]
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	29 January 1924
Designations
MPC designation	(1014) Semphyra
Named after	figure in poem by Aleksandr Pushkin^[2]
Alternative designations	1924 PW · 1932 WH 1984 YP₆
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics ^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	91.56 yr (33442 days)
Aphelion	3.3636 AU (503.19 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2442 AU (335.73 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.8039 AU (419.46 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.19961
Orbital period	4.70 yr (1714.9 d)
Mean anomaly	248.47°
Mean motion	0° 12^m 35.712^s / day
Inclination	2.2676°
Longitude of ascending node	251.73°
Argument of perihelion	233.19°
Earth MOID	1.2592 AU (188.37 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.72924 AU (258.691 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.293
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	5.636 h (0.2348 d)
Spectral type	SMASS = Xe
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.9

1014 Semphyra is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on January 29, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PW.^[1] It was named after a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin.^[2]

References

1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1014 Semphyra (1924 PW)" (2015-08-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1014) Semphyra. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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