1116 Catriona
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Jackson, C. at Johannesburg |
| Discovery date | April 5, 1929 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.5956801 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2503991 AU |
| 2.9230396 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2301168 |
| 1825.3682376 d (5.00 a) | |
| 357.34488° | |
| Inclination | 16.53085° |
| 356.59212° | |
| 83.15873° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 39.12 km |
| 8.832 h | |
| Albedo | 0.1522 |
| 9.70 | |
1116 Catriona is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Cyril Jackson on April 5, 1929 at Johannesburg, South Africa. Its provisional designation was 1929 GD. It was probably named after the 1893 novel by Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson, a Scottish poet, novelist, and travel writer.[2] It is approximately 39 km in diameter and completes one revolution around the Sun once every 5 years.[1]
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.