1117 Reginita

1117 Reginita^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	J. Comas Solá at Barcelona
Discovery date	24 May 1927
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	111.34 yr (40666 days)
Aphelion	2.6932779 AU (402.90864 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8013376 AU (269.47627 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2473077 AU (336.19245 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1984464
Orbital period	3.37 yr (1230.5 d)
Mean anomaly	128.60114°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 33.204^s / day
Inclination	4.344844°
Longitude of ascending node	147.13603°
Argument of perihelion	151.11878°
Earth MOID	0.786799 AU (117.7035 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.51667 AU (376.488 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.600
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	2.946 h (0.1228 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.7

1117 Reginita is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solá on May 29, 1927, at Barcelona, Spain. Its provisional designation was 1927 KA. It was named in honor of the niece of its observer.^[2] It completes one revolution around the Sun approximately once every 3 years and completes one rotation once every 3 hours.^[1]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

External links

• 1117 Reginita at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters