(1157) Arabia

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Asteroid
(1157) Arabia
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
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(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 .

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