1150 Achaia

1150 Achaia
Discovery [1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 2 September 1929
Designations
MPC designation 1150 Achaia
Named after
 Achaea[2]
1929 RB · 1955 SZ1
main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.61 yr (31636 days)
Aphelion 2.6389 AU (394.77 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7424 AU (260.66 Gm)
2.1907 AU (327.72 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.20462
3.24 yr (1184.3 d)
287.21°
0° 18m 14.292s / day
Inclination 2.3928°
206.54°
139.59°
Earth MOID 0.735395 AU (110.0135 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.76935 AU (414.289 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.644
Physical characteristics
60.99 h (2.541 d)
12.6

    1150 Achaia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun with a period of 3 years and 4 months. It was discovered by German Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, on September 2, 1929. Ten days later, it was independently discovered by Schwassmann and Wachmann at Bergedorf Observatory near Hamburg. Its provisional designation was 1929 RB.[1]

    It is named after the Greek region Achaea in the northern Peloponnese, bordering on the gulfs of Corinth and Patras. The alternative spelling "Achaea" for the province is also used.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1150 Achaia (1929 RB)" (2015-05-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1150) Achaia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 97. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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