1307 Cimmeria
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 17 October 1930 |
| Designations | |
| 1307 Cimmeria | |
Named after | Cimmerians[2] |
| 1930 UF · 1933 QF1 | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.50 yr (31230 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4690 AU (369.36 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0330 AU (304.13 Gm) |
| 2.2510 AU (336.74 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.096843 |
| 3.38 yr (1233.6 d) | |
| 98.860° | |
| 0° 17m 30.624s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.9489° |
| 233.88° | |
| 207.44° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.04793 AU (156.768 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.71589 AU (406.291 Gm) |
| TJupiter | 3.618 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 2.820 h (0.1175 d) | |
| B–V = 0.876 U–B = 0.550 Tholen = S | |
| 12.25[1][3] | |
1307 Cimmeria, provisional designation 1930 UF, is a stony main-belt asteroid, discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on October 17, 1930.[1]
The asteroid is named after the Cimmerians, ancient inhabitants of the Crimea peninsula expelled by the Scythians in the 7th century B.C.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1307 Cimmeria (1930 UF)" (2015-09-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1307) Cimmeria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 107. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Tholen (20 April 2008). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1307 Cimmeria at the JPL Small-Body Database
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