1159 Granada

1159 Granada [1]
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date 2 September 1929
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.62 yr (31638 days)
Aphelion 2.5181146 AU (376.70458 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2411377 AU (335.26943 Gm)
2.3796261 AU (355.98700 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0581976
3.67 yr (1340.8 d)
287.94963°
0° 16m 6.593s / day
Inclination 13.03125°
347.89028°
313.13819°
Earth MOID 1.24452 AU (186.178 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.65658 AU (397.419 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.502
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
 14.99±0.45 km
31 h (1.3 d)
0.0471±0.003
11.55

    1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RD.[1] It is named after the Spanish province of Granada.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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