(1058) Grubba

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Asteroid
(1058) Grubba
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.1962  AU
eccentricity 0.1878
Perihelion - aphelion 1.7837 AU - 2.6087 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.6816 °
Sidereal period 3.25 a
Mean orbital velocity 20.10 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 14 km
Albedo 0.15
Rotation period 18 h
Absolute brightness 11.98 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer G. A. Shain
Date of discovery June 22, 1925
Another name 1925 MA, 1932 WO, 1955 YH, A906 VG
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(1058) Grubba is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on June 22, 1925 by the Russian astronomer Grigori Abramowitsch Schain at the Crimean Observatory in Simejis ( IAU code 094).

The asteroid is named after Howard Grubb from Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. , England, who built the 40-inch reflector of the Crimean Observatory.

See also