1056 Azalea

1056 Azalea
Light curve-based 3D-model of 1056 Azalea
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date31 January 1924
Designations
(1056) Azalea
Pronunciation/əˈzeɪliə/ ə-ZAY-lee-ə[2]
Named after
Azalea (flower)[3]
1924 QD · 1925 NA
1929 WX
main-belt · (inner)
Flora[4][5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc93.24 yr (34,057 days)
Aphelion2.6277 AU
Perihelion1.8321 AU
2.2299 AU
Eccentricity0.1784
3.33 yr (1,216 days)
226.32°
0° 17m 45.6s / day
Inclination5.4267°
104.17°
212.39°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions10.66±1.99 km[6]
11.76±0.54 km[7]
11.869±0.136 km[8]
12.40 km (calculated)[4]
12.984±0.069 km[9]
13.07±0.64 km[10]
15.0276 h[11]
15.03±0.05 h[12]
15.15±0.03 h[13]
0.223±0.024[10]
0.24 (assumed)[4]
0.2457±0.0401[9]
0.292±0.040[7]
0.34±0.16[6]
SMASS = S[1] · S[4]
11.60[7][9] · 11.70[1][4][10] · 11.73±0.28[14] · 11.83[6]

1056 Azalea, provisional designation 1924 QD, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 January 1924, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[15] The asteroid is named after the Azalea flower.[3]

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