1014 Semphyra

1014 Semphyra
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 29 January 1924
Designations
MPC designation 1014 Semphyra
Named after
figure in poem by Aleksandr Pushkin[2]
1924 PW · 1932 WH
1984 YP6
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 91.56 yr (33442 days)
Aphelion 3.3636 AU (503.19 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2442 AU (335.73 Gm)
2.8039 AU (419.46 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.19961
4.70 yr (1714.9 d)
248.47°
 12m 35.712s / day
Inclination 2.2676°
251.73°
233.19°
Earth MOID 1.2592 AU (188.37 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.72924 AU (258.691 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.293
Physical characteristics
5.636 h (0.2348 d)
SMASS = Xe
11.9

    1014 Semphyra is a main-belt asteroid discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on January 29, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 PW.[1] It was named after a character in a poem by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1014 Semphyra (1924 PW)" (2015-08-21 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1014) Semphyra. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 87. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.

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