1054 Forsytia
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Discovery[2] and designation
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| Discovered by | Karl William Reinmuth |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1925 |
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Designations
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| Alternative names[1] | A907 EA; 1925 WD; 1962 DD |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 497.554 Gm (3.326 AU) |
| Perihelion | 375.654 Gm (2.511 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 436.604 Gm (2.919 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| Orbital period | 1821.135 d (4.99 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 17.35 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 134.413° |
| Inclination | 10.864° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 86.067° |
| Argument of perihelion | 294.422° |
| Dimensions | 45.5 km |
| Mass | 9.9×1016? kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0127? m/s² |
| Equatorial escape velocity | 0.0241? km/s |
| Sidereal rotation period |
0.3188 d (7.650 h)[2] |
| Axial tilt | ?° |
| Pole ecliptic latitude | ? |
| Pole ecliptic longitude | ? |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0648±0.014[3] |
| Temperature | ~164 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude | 10.3 |
(1054) Forsytia is an asteroid discovered on 20 November 1925 by German astronomer Karl William Reinmuth in Heidelberg.
It is named after the Forsythia genus of flowering shrubs.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- NASA JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1054 Forsytia
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