1294 Antwerpia

1294 Antwerpia
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte
Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium
Discovery date 24 October 1933
Designations
MPC designation 1294
Named after
Antwerp
1933 UB1
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 99.10 yr (36195 days)
Aphelion 3.3150374 AU (495.92254 Gm)
Perihelion 2.0569545 AU (307.71601 Gm)
2.685996 AU (401.8193 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2341930
4.40 yr (1607.9 d)
286.58089°
 13m 26.025s / day
Inclination 8.727143°
81.13942°
313.26953°
Earth MOID 1.07408 AU (160.680 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.14009 AU (320.153 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.318
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
17.355±1.5 km
6.63 h (0.276 d)
0.1220±0.024
10.7

    1294 Antwerpia (1933 UB1) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 24, 1933, by Eugène Joseph Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
    2. "1294 Antwerpia (1933 UB1)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.

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