(1159) Granada
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Asteroid (1159) Granada |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.3795 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0583 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.2407 AU - 2.5183 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.033 ° |
| Sidereal period | 3,671 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 19.31 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 29.98 km |
| Albedo | 0.0472 |
| Rotation period | 31.0 h |
| Absolute brightness | 11.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | September 2, 1929 |
| Another name | 1929 RD, 1931 AR, 1940 RS |
| 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. | |
(1159) Granada is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 2, 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Spanish city of Granada .