1230 Riceia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 9 October 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1230 |
| 1931 TX1 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.50 yr (30863 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0333479 AU (453.78239 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1123501 AU (316.00308 Gm) |
| 2.572849 AU (384.8927 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1789840 |
| 4.13 yr (1507.4 d) | |
| 193.27068° | |
| 0° 14m 19.776s / day | |
| Inclination | 10.51348° |
| 200.54984° | |
| 185.19915° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.11512 AU (166.820 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.41518 AU (361.306 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.383 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.67317 h (0.278049 d) | |
| 12.9,[2] 13.0[1] | |
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1230 Riceia (1931 TX1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1931, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[2]
It was later named after Hugh Rice, amateur astronomer of New York and director of the Museum of Natural Sciences.[3]
References
- 1 2 "1230 Riceia (1931 TX1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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