(1120) Cannonia
Asteroid (1120) Cannonia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.2164 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1555 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8171 AU - 2.5611 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.048 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,300 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 20.01 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | approx. 10 km |
Rotation period | 3.816 |
Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | P. F. Schain |
Date of discovery | September 11, 1928 |
Another name | 1928 RV |
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(1120) Cannonia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 11, 1928 by the Russian astronomer Pelageja Fyodorovna Schain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis .
The asteroid was named after the American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon .