(1116) Catriona

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Asteroid
(1116) Catriona
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.9216  AU
eccentricity 0.23
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2496 AU - 3.5936 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 16.534 °
Sidereal period 4,994 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.43 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 39.12 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.152
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 8.832 h
Absolute brightness 9,581 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer Cyril V. Jackson
Date of discovery September 2, 1929
Another name 1929 GD, 1926 RQ, A908 AC
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.

(1116) Catriona is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 2 September 1929 by South African astronomer Cyril V. Jackson in Johannesburg was discovered.

The name of the asteroid is based on a Scottish female given name and is also the title of a novel by Robert Louis Stevenson .

See also