(1157) Arabia
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Asteroid (1157) Arabia |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1839 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1431 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7283 AU - 3.6395 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9.538 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,681 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 16.69 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 29 km |
| Rotation period | ? |
| Absolute brightness | 10.0 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | August 31, 1929 |
| Another name | 1929 QC, 1955 EC |
| 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. | |
(1157) Arabia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 31, 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid was named after the Arabian Peninsula .