1011 Laodamia
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 January 1924 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1011 Laodamia (1924 PK) |
|
Named after
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Laodamia[2] |
| 1924 PK · 1939 FG 1958 OC |
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| Mars-crosser | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 91.63 yr (33,469 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.2317 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.5544 AU |
| 2.3931 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3504 |
| 3.70 yr (1352.1 days) | |
| 235.01° | |
| Inclination | 5.4942° |
| 132.55° | |
| 353.32° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.5705 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
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Mean radius
|
3.5–8.5 km[3] |
| 5.17247 h | |
| B–V = 0.900 U–B = 0.515 S (Tholen), Sr (SMASS) |
|
| 12.74 | |
1011 Laodamia is a stony Mars-crosser asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on January 5, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PK. With an absolute magnitude of 12.7,[1] the asteroid is roughly 12 kilometers in diameter.[3] On September 5, 2083, the asteroid will pass 0.06186 AU (9,254,000 km; 5,750,000 mi) from Mars.[1]
It was named Laodamia, a figure in the Greek mythology. However, since there are several different characters with this name, it is unclear which one is actually referred to.[2]
References
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1011 Laodamia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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