1306 Scythia

1306 Scythia

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	Grigory Neujmin
Discovery site	Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date	22 July 1930
Designations
MPC designation	1306
Named after	Scythia
Alternative names	1930 OB
Orbital characteristics [2]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	85.74 yr (31315 days)
Aphelion	3.4416040 AU (514.85663 Gm)
Perihelion	2.8486460 AU (426.15138 Gm)
Semi-major axis	3.145125 AU (470.5040 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.0942662
Orbital period	5.58 yr (2037.3 d)
Mean anomaly	72.394781°
Mean motion	0° 10^m 36.135^s / day
Inclination	14.93777°
Longitude of ascending node	274.36584°
Argument of perihelion	138.48256°
Earth MOID	1.87785 AU (280.922 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	1.88173 AU (281.503 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.150
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	67.14 kilometres (41.72 mi) ± 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) Mean diameter [3]
Mean radius	33.57±2.2 km
Rotation period	7.525 h (0.3135 d)
Geometric albedo	0.0512±0.007 [2][3]
Absolute magnitude (H)	9.71 [2][4]

1306 Scythia (1930 OB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 22, 1930, by Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory.^[1]

References

1. "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
2. "1306 Scythia (1930 OB)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
3. Tedesco; et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
4. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

External links

• JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 1306 Scythia
• 1306 Scythia at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters