1056 Azalea
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Light curve-based 3D-model of 1056 Azalea | |
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 31 January 1924 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1056 Azalea |
Named after | Azalea[2] |
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1924 QD · 1925 NA 1929 WX | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 92.01 yr (33608 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6277 AU (393.10 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.8314 AU (273.97 Gm) |
| 2.2296 AU (333.54 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17860 |
| 3.33 yr (1216.0 d) | |
| 107.82° | |
| 0° 17m 45.816s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.4271° |
| 104.18° | |
| 212.44° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.819808 AU (122.6415 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.64355 AU (395.469 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.616 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.893 h (0.4955 d) | |
| 0.10? | |
| Temperature | ~ 186 K |
| SMASS = S | |
| 11.7 | |
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1056 Azalea, provisional designation 1924 QD, is a stony S-type asteroid of the main belt. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth on January 31, 1924 at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1]
The asteroid is named after the Azalea genus of flowering shrubs.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1056 Azalea (1924 QD)" (2015-09-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1056) Azalea. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 90. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets IAU–MPC
- "1056 Azalea (1924 QD)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001056.
- 1056 Azalea at the JPL Small-Body Database
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