(1112) Polonia

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Asteroid
(1112) Polonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0235  AU
eccentricity 0.1011
Perihelion - aphelion 2.718 AU - 3.329 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 8.99 °
Sidereal period 5,257 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.13 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 35.76 km
Albedo 0.132
Absolute brightness 9,834 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer P. F. Schain
Date of discovery August 15, 1928
Another name 1928 PE, 1933 PA, A908 XA
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(1112) Polonia is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on August 15, 1928 by the Russian astronomer Pelageja Fyodorovna Schain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .

The name of the asteroid is named after the Latin name for Poland .

See also