(1116) Catriona
| 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 | ? 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 .
