1050 Meta

1050 Meta

Discovery
Discovered by	Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth[1]
Discovery date	14 September 1925[1]
Designations
MPC designation	1050 Meta[1]
Alternative names	1925 RC[1]
Minor planet category	Main-belt asteroid
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	107.54 yr (39280 days)
Aphelion	3.0886 AU (462.05 Gm)
Perihelion	2.1653 AU (323.92 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6270 AU (392.99 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.17574
Orbital period	4.26 yr (1555.2 d)
Mean anomaly	94.667°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 53.328^s / day
Inclination	12.514°
Longitude of ascending node	342.43°
Argument of perihelion	65.856°
Earth MOID	1.20582 AU (180.388 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.46347 AU (368.530 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.346
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	6.142 h (0.2559 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.2

1050 Meta is an asteroid. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on September 14, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 RC. It is not known what the name refer to.^[1] It is a member of the Eunomia family

References

1. Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1. Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
2. "1050 Meta (1925 RC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

External links

• 1050 Meta at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters