1554 Yugoslavia

1554 Yugoslavia
Shape model of Yugoslavia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. B. Protitch
Discovery siteBelgrade Obs.
Discovery date6 September 1940
Designations
(1554) Yugoslavia
Named after
Yugoslavia
(country, 20th century)[2]
1940 RE · 1932 YA
1935 JN · 1936 UH
1948 MH
main-belt · Eunomia[3]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc83.98 yr (30,672 days)
Aphelion3.1486 AU
Perihelion2.0889 AU
2.6188 AU
Eccentricity0.2023
4.24 yr (1,548 days)
62.174°
0° 13m 57.36s / day
Inclination12.151°
217.12°
131.60°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions14.73±1.13 km[4]
15.94 km (calculated)[3]
16.185±0.107 km[5]
17.198±0.160 km[6]
21.39±1.31 km[7]
3.8876±0.0001 h[8]
3.8879±0.0003 h[9]
3.89±0.01 h[10]
0.070±0.009[7]
0.1043±0.0145[6]
0.117±0.026[5]
0.21 (assumed)[3]
0.269±0.048[4]
S[3]
11.20[4] · 11.3[1][3] · 11.9[7][6]

1554 Yugoslavia, provisional designation 1940 RE, is a stony Eunomian asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) in diameter. It was discovered by Serbian astronomer Milorad Protić at Belgrade Astronomical Observatory, Serbia, on 6 September 1940.[11] It was named for the former country of Yugoslavia.[2]

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