1082 Pirola

1082 Pirola
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date 28 October 1927
Designations
MPC designation (1082) Pirola
Named after
 Pyrola
1927 UC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 32227 days (88.23 yr)
Aphelion 3.68750 AU (551.642 Gm)
Perihelion 2.5568175 AU (382.49445 Gm)
3.122160 AU (467.0685 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1810742
5.52 yr (2015.0 d)
23.340408°
0.17865751°/day
Inclination 1.8523480°
148.0094958°
187.3966032°
Earth MOID 1.5451 AU (231.14 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.68424 AU (251.959 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 43 km[2]
Mean radius
 21.505 ± 1.2 km
15.8525 h (0.66052 d)
0.0655 ± 0.008
10.41

    1082 Pirola is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1927 UC. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1082nd asteroid discovered. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 15.85 ± 0.01 hours. It has a diameter of 43 km and a Tholen classification of C, which means it is carbonaceous.[2]

    See also

    List of asteroids/1001–2000

    References

    1. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1082 Pirola (1927 UC)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
    2. 1 2 Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G, retrieved 2013-02-21.


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