1080 Orchis

1080 Orchis
Discovery
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery date 30 August 1927
Designations
Named after
Orchis
1927 QB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 40231 days (110.15 yr)
Aphelion 3.04504 AU (455.532 Gm)
Perihelion 1.7939229 AU (268.36705 Gm)
2.419482 AU (361.9494 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2585509
3.76 yr (1374.6 d)
121.22822°
0.2618909°/day
Inclination 4.5875961°
2.0493714°
57.1035806°
Earth MOID 0.810051 AU (121.1819 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.33726 AU (349.649 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 27 km
Mean radius
11.64 ± 0.85 km
16.1 h (0.67 d)
0.0430 ± 0.007
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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.

    See also

    References

    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1080 Orchis (1927 QB)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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