1121 Natascha

1121 Natascha[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Shajn, P. at Simeis
Discovery date 11 September 1928
Designations
MPC designation (1121) Natascha
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.14 yr (31464 days)
Aphelion 2.9495425 AU (441.24528 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1431466 AU (320.61017 Gm)
2.546345 AU (380.9278 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1583438
4.06 yr (1484.1 d)
188.20699°
 14m 33.234s / day
Inclination 6.164699°
357.91236°
50.43307°
Earth MOID 1.15724 AU (173.121 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.46583 AU (368.883 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.417
Physical characteristics
13.197 h (0.5499 d)
11.5

    1121 Natascha is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn on September 11, 1928, at Simeis. Its provisional designation was 1928 RZ. It was named for hydrogeologist Natasha Tichomirova, daughter of Simeis astronomer Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "1121 Natascha (1928 RZ)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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