1093 Freda

1093 Freda
Discovery
Discovered by Benjamin Jekhowsky
Discovery date 15 June 1925
Designations
1925 LA
Main Belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 31804 days (87.07 yr)
Aphelion 3.97861 AU (595.192 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2830492 AU (341.53930 Gm)
3.130830 AU (468.3655 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.2707847
5.54 yr (2023.4 d)
68.817102°
0.17791592°/day
Inclination 25.2102236°
55.6290543°
251.5216548°
Earth MOID 1.39482 AU (208.662 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.70983 AU (255.787 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 117 km[1]
Mean radius
58.365 ± 1.45 km
19.67 h (0.820 d)[1]
0.0381 ± 0.002[1]
8.83[1]

    1093 Freda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1925 LA. It is now named after Fred Prévost. The numerical designation indicates this was the 1093rd asteroid discovered. Freda is one of the last main belt asteroids discovered that is more than 100 km in diameter. The asteroid is roughly 117 km in diameter and has a low albedo.[1]

    See also

    List of asteroids/1001–2000

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1093 Freda (1925 LA)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

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