1307 Cimmeria

1307 Cimmeria

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	G. Neujmin
Discovery site	Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date	17 October 1930
Designations
MPC designation	1307 Cimmeria
Named after	Cimmerians[2]
Alternative names	1930 UF · 1933 QF1
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	85.50 yr (31230 days)
Aphelion	2.4690 AU (369.36 Gm)
Perihelion	2.0330 AU (304.13 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2510 AU (336.74 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.096843
Orbital period	3.38 yr (1233.6 d)
Mean anomaly	98.860°
Mean motion	0° 17^m 30.624^s / day
Inclination	3.9489°
Longitude of ascending node	233.88°
Argument of perihelion	207.44°
Earth MOID	1.04793 AU (156.768 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.71589 AU (406.291 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.618
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	2.820 h (0.1175 d)
Spectral type	B–V = 0.876 U–B = 0.550 Tholen = S
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.25[1][3]

1307 Cimmeria, provisional designation 1930 UF, is a stony main-belt asteroid, discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on October 17, 1930.^[1]

The asteroid is named after the Cimmerians, ancient inhabitants of the Crimea peninsula expelled by the Scythians in the 7th century B.C.^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1307 Cimmeria (1930 UF)" (2015-09-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1307) Cimmeria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 107. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
3. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Retrieved January 30, 2009.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 1307 Cimmeria at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters