1142 Aetolia
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 January 1930 |
| Designations | |
| 1142 Aetolia | |
Named after | Aetolia[2] |
| 1930 BC · 1931 LC 1937 LN · 1937 LU 1942 GF · 1942 GS 1943 PF · 1948 JS 1948 KG · 1954 KJ 1954 MU · 1958 BB A902 GB · A907 CB A908 GB | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 114.03 yr (41649 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4410 AU (514.77 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.9258 AU (437.69 Gm) |
| 3.1834 AU (476.23 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.080921 |
| 5.68 yr (2074.6 d) | |
| 21.030° | |
| 0° 10m 24.708s / day | |
| Inclination | 2.1097° |
| 139.34° | |
| 96.265° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.91496 AU (286.474 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.54952 AU (231.805 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.193 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 10.730 h (0.4471 d) | |
| 10.2 | |
1142 Aetolia, provisional designation 1930 BC, is an asteroid on the main belt, which was discovered by Karl Reinmuth on January 24, 1930, at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. It orbits once every 5.68 years.[1]
It is named after the Greek region Aetolia, north of the Gulf of Patras.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1142 Aetolia (1930 BC)" (2015-08-02 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1142) Aetolia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 97. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
