1107 Lictoria

1107 Lictoria[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Volta, L. at Pino Torinese
Discovery date 30 March 1929
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 106.49 yr (38895 days)
Aphelion 3.5809116 AU (535.69675 Gm)
Perihelion 2.786311 AU (416.8262 Gm)
3.1836113 AU (476.26147 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1247955
5.68 yr (2074.8 d)
208.25955°
 10m 24.635s / day
Inclination 7.074579°
110.85692°
351.46259°
Earth MOID 1.80184 AU (269.551 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.56764 AU (234.516 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.175
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
39.585±1.45 km
8.5616 h (0.35673 d)
0.0646±0.005
9.5

    1107 Lictoria is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by L. Volta on March 30, 1929, at Pino Torinese, Italy, and it was independently discovered by Karl Reinmuth in Heidelberg, Germany on March 19, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 FB. Its name was derived from the symbol of the Italian fascist party, which was called "Fasci Littori," derived from Latin "Fasces Lictores."[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 "1107 Lictoria (1929 FB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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