1124 Stroobantia

1124 Stroobantia[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Delporte, E.
Discovery date 6 October 1928
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.24 yr (31500 days)
Aphelion 3.0189270 AU (451.62505 Gm)
Perihelion 2.8392190 AU (424.74112 Gm)
2.9290730 AU (438.18308 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0306766
5.01 yr (1831.0 d)
271.6556°
 11m 47.801s / day
Inclination 7.792792°
22.24830°
263.39242°
Earth MOID 1.8368 AU (274.78 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.02138 AU (302.394 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.262
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
12.325±0.55 km
16.39 h (0.683 d)
0.1569±0.015
10.67

    1124 Stroobantia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on October 6, 1928.[1] Its provisional name was 1928 TB. It is later named for Paul Stroobant, director of the Royal Observatory at Uccle Belgium. His work concerned minor planets' mass, number, and distribution.[2]

    References

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

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