1124 Stroobantia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Delporte, E. |
| Discovery date | 6 October 1928 |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.24 yr (31500 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0189270 AU (451.62505 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8392190 AU (424.74112 Gm) |
| 2.9290730 AU (438.18308 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0306766 |
| 5.01 yr (1831.0 d) | |
| 271.6556° | |
| 0° 11m 47.801s / day | |
| Inclination | 7.792792° |
| 22.24830° | |
| 263.39242° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.8368 AU (274.78 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.02138 AU (302.394 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.262 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 12.325±0.55 km |
| 16.39 h (0.683 d) | |
| 0.1569±0.015 | |
| 10.67 | |
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1124 Stroobantia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on October 6, 1928.[1] Its provisional name was 1928 TB. It is later named for Paul Stroobant, director of the Royal Observatory at Uccle Belgium. His work concerned minor planets' mass, number, and distribution.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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