1156 Kira

1156 Kira ^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date	22 February 1928
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	88.16 yr (32200 days)
Aphelion	2.3414045 AU (350.26913 Gm)
Perihelion	2.1322804 AU (318.98461 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2368424 AU (334.62686 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.046745
Orbital period	3.35 yr (1221.9 d)
Mean anomaly	208.66779°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 40.605^s / day
Inclination	1.397595°
Longitude of ascending node	91.13226°
Argument of perihelion	353.93436°
Earth MOID	1.14672 AU (171.547 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.73448 AU (409.072 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.636
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	2.9710 h (0.12379 d)
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.3

1156 Kira is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, making a revolution around it once every three years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on February 22, 1928.^[1] Its provisional designation was 1928 DA. Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown.^[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

• 1156 Kira at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters