(1100) Arnica

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Asteroid
(1100) Arnica
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Koronis family
Major semi-axis 2.8985  AU
eccentricity 0.0681
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7012 AU - 3.0958 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.0347 °
Length of the ascending node 304.1528 °
Argument of the periapsis 24.2111 °
Sidereal period 4.93 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.49 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 17 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo ?
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 14.535 h
Absolute brightness 10.9 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery September 22, 1928
Another name 1928 SD , 1950 BU, 1976 MK, 1979 HE, A904 XA, A918 RD
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1100) Arnica is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 22, 1928 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is a member of the Koronis family, a group of asteroids named after (158) Koronis . The timeless (non- osculating ) orbital elements of (1100) Arnica are almost identical to those of the smaller one, assuming the absolute brightness of 14.1 compared to 10.9, asteroids (14254) 1997 GK 23 .

(1100) Arnica is named after the genus arnica .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. The family status of the asteroids in the AstDyS-2 database (English, HTML; 51.4 MB)