1163 Saga

1163 Saga ^[1]

Discovery
Discovered by	Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date	20 January 1930
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	86.28 yr (31513 days)
Aphelion	3.3673698 AU (503.75135 Gm)
Perihelion	3.0661378 AU (458.68769 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.2167538 AU (481.21952 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0468224
Orbital period	5.77 yr (2107.3 d)
Mean anomaly	168.81536°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 15.007^s / day
Inclination	9.025264°
Longitude of ascending node	127.80306°
Argument of perihelion	197.82007°
Earth MOID	2.05421 AU (307.305 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.8713 AU (279.94 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.169
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	14.555±0.85 km
Rotation period	9.365 h (0.3902 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1200±0.015
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.7

1163 Saga is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 29 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on January 20, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 BA.^[1][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

• 1163 Saga at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters