1129 Neujmina
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Parchomenko, P. |
| Discovery date | 1929-Aug-08 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.2648 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7853 AU |
| 3.0250 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0793 |
| 1921.7506 days 5.26 years |
|
| 253.5294° | |
| Inclination | 8.6170° |
| 269.5724° | |
| 136.1751° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | diameter 34.76 |
| 7.61 h | |
| 0.1216 | |
| 10.20 mag | |
1129 Neujmina is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 35 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 8 hours. It was discovered by Praskovjya Parchomenko at Simeis on August 8, 1929.[1] It was named for Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin, an astronomer at the Pulkovo and Simeis Observatories, who discovered seven comets and more than 70 minor planets. Its provisional designation was 1929 PH.[2]
Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2008 show a rotation period of 5.089 ± 0.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.29 ± 0.02 magnitude.[3]
