(1116) Catriona
Asteroid (1116) Catriona |
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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 | ? | kg
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 .