1150 Achaia

1150 Achaia

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	2 September 1929
Designations
MPC designation	1150 Achaia
Named after	Achaea[2]
Alternative names	1929 RB · 1955 SZ1
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	86.61 yr (31636 days)
Aphelion	2.6389 AU (394.77 Gm)
Perihelion	1.7424 AU (260.66 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.1907 AU (327.72 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.20462
Orbital period	3.24 yr (1184.3 d)
Mean anomaly	287.21°
Mean motion	0° 18^m 14.292^s / day
Inclination	2.3928°
Longitude of ascending node	206.54°
Argument of perihelion	139.59°
Earth MOID	0.735395 AU (110.0135 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.76935 AU (414.289 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.644
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	60.99 h (2.541 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

1150 Achaia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun with a period of 3 years and 4 months. It was discovered by German Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, on September 2, 1929. Ten days later, it was independently discovered by Schwassmann and Wachmann at Bergedorf Observatory near Hamburg. Its provisional designation was 1929 RB.^[1]

It is named after the Greek region Achaea in the northern Peloponnese, bordering on the gulfs of Corinth and Patras. The alternative spelling "Achaea" for the province is also used.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1150 Achaia (1929 RB)" (2015-05-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1150) Achaia. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 97. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links

• "1150 Achaia (1929 RB)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 2001150.
• 1150 Achaia at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
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