1058 Grubba
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Grigory Abramovich Shajn |
| Discovery date | 22 June 1925 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Howard Grubb |
| 1925 MA | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 39937 days (109.34 yr) |
| Aphelion | 2.60783 AU (390.126 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 1.7851502 AU (267.05467 Gm) |
| 2.196489 AU (328.5901 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1872712 |
| 3.26 yr (1189.0 d) | |
| 267.26520° | |
| 0.30276828°/day | |
| Inclination | 3.6925043° |
| 221.7487517° | |
| 94.4867159° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.77447 AU (115.859 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.67276 AU (399.839 Gm) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14 km |
| 46.30 h (1.929 d) | |
| 0.15 | |
| 11.98 | |
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1058 Grubba (provisional designation: 1925 MA) is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Augusta family.
Grubba was discovered on June 22, 1925, by Grigory Abramovich Shajn at the Simeiz Observatory in Crimea, Ukraine (Crimean Peninsula was part of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic at the time). It named after Sir Howard Grubb, who manufactured one of the telescopes at the observatory.[2]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1058 Grubba (1925 MA)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006 - 2008.
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