1080 Orchis

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1080 Orchis
Discovery A
Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date August 30, 1927
Alternate
designations B		 1927 QB
Category
Orbital elements C
Epoch JD 2445600.5
Eccentricity (e) 0.2557138
Semi-major axis (a)
Perihelion (q) 1.8012290 AU
Aphelion (Q)
Orbital period (P)
Mean orbital speed
Inclination (i) 4.5935863°
Longitude of the
ascending node (Ω)		 1.6140569
Argument of
perihelion (ω)		 57.0363069
Mean anomaly (M)
Physical characteristics D
Dimensions 27 km
Mass
Density
Surface gravity
Escape velocity
Rotation period
Spectral class
Absolute magnitude 12.20
Albedo (geometric) 0.15
Mean surface
temperature
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1080 Orchis is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1927 QB. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1080th asteroid discovered.

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List of asteroids/1001–2000

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