1160 Illyria

1160 Illyria ^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date	9 September 1929
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	86.40 yr (31559 days)
Aphelion	2.8628716 AU (428.27950 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2570759 AU (337.65375 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.5599738 AU (382.96663 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1183207
Orbital period	4.10 yr (1496.1 d)
Mean anomaly	70.207291°
Mean motion	0° 14^m 26.27^s / day
Inclination	14.965447°
Longitude of ascending node	3.7894251°
Argument of perihelion	4.6026325°
Earth MOID	1.25485 AU (187.723 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.58852 AU (387.237 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.378
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	4.1025 h (0.17094 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.5

1160 Illyria is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 9, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RL.^[1] Named for the ancient region of Illyria.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

External links

• 1160 Illyria at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters