1104 Syringa

Syringa

Discovery
Discovered by	Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg
Discovery date	9 December 1928
Designations
MPC designation	1108
Named after	Syringa
Alternative names	1928 XA
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	87.29 yr (31883 days)
Aphelion	3.5328056 AU (528.50020 Gm)
Perihelion	1.7256600 AU (258.15506 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.629233 AU (393.3277 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.3436640
Orbital period	4.26 yr (1557.2 d)
Mean anomaly	213.13724°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 52.268^s / day
Inclination	6.441546°
Longitude of ascending node	128.65848°
Argument of perihelion	277.52175°
Earth MOID	0.748167 AU (111.9242 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.91867 AU (287.029 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.306
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	11.05±0.35 km
Rotation period	5.1547 h (0.21478 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0362±0.002
Spectral type	B
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.3

1104 Syringa (1928 XA) is a Main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl in Heidelberg, Germany, on December 9, 1928. It was named after Syringa (Lilac), the genus of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae).^[2]

See also

• List of asteroids/1001–2000

References

1. "1104 Syringa (1928 XA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Volym 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-09.

External links

• 1104 Syringa at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters