1147 Stavropolis

1147 Stavropolis ^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Grigory Neujmin
Discovery date	11 June 1929
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	86.71 yr (31670 days)
Aphelion	2.7973380 AU (418.47581 Gm)
Perihelion	1.743705 AU (260.8546 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2705213 AU (339.66515 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.232025
Orbital period	3.42 yr (1249.6 d)
Mean anomaly	155.93625°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 17.094^s / day
Inclination	3.880667°
Longitude of ascending node	265.22644°
Argument of perihelion	15.79414°
Earth MOID	0.727409 AU (108.8188 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.34338 AU (350.565 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.574
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	5.66070 h (0.235863 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.5

1147 Stavropolis is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on June 11, 1929.^[1] It was named for the city of Stavropol in southern Russia. Its provisional designation was 1929 LF.^[2]

References

1. "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.

External links

• 1147 Stavropolis at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters