(1156) Kira
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Asteroid (1156) Kira |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2374 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0468 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1327 AU - 2.342 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.398 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,347 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.91 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 7 km |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 12.3 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | February 22, 1928 |
| Another name | 1928 DA, 1935 FY, 1938 DA |
| 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. | |
(1156) Kira is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 22, 1928 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid was suggested by the German astronomer Max Mündler .