Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 October 1931 |
Designations | |
(1229) Tilia | |
Pronunciation | /ˈtɪliə/ |
Named after | Tilia (flowering plant)[2] |
1931 TP1 · 1936 MC 1942 PH · 1948 PT 1951 AC · 1951 CM 1973 YW3 · 1975 FP 1976 KB1 · 1977 RC4 1978 VK4 | |
main-belt · (outer)[1] Themis[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 85.74 yr (31,318 d) |
Aphelion | 3.7569 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6918 AU |
3.2243 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1652 |
5.79 yr (2,115 days) | |
283.97° | |
0° 10m 12.72s / day | |
Inclination | 1.0392° |
197.37° | |
166.53° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 27.795±0.276 km[4] |
0.069±0.008[4] | |
11.3[1] | |
1229 Tilia /ˈtɪliə/ is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outermost regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 28 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 October 1931, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and given the provisional designation 1931 TP1.[5] The asteroid was named for the genus of trees, Tilia (lime tree, linden, basswood).[2]
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