1056 Azalea
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| Discovery [1] | |
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| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 31 January 1924 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1056 Azalea |
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Named after
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Azalea[2] |
| 1924 QD · 1925 NA 1929 WX |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.62 yr (33,463 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.6281 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8316 AU |
| 2.2299 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1785 |
| 3.33 yr (1216.2 days) | |
| 349.35° | |
| Inclination | 5.4270° |
| 104.17° | |
| 212.49° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.8204 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 11.893 h | |
| 0.10?[citation needed] | |
| Temperature | ~ 186 K[citation needed] |
| SMASS = S | |
| 11.7 | |
1056 Azalea, provisional designation 1924 QD, is a stony S-type asteroid of the main belt. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth on January 31, 1924 at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany.[1]
The asteroid is named after the Azalea genus of flowering shrubs.[2]
References
External links
- Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets IAU–MPC
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