1247 Memoria

1247 Memoria
Discovery[1]
Discovered byM. Laugier
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date30 August 1932
Designations
(1247) Memoria
Pronunciation/mɪˈmɔːriə/[2]
Named after
memoria[3]
(Latin for memory; remembrance)
1932 QA · 1927 UL
1931 JU · 1936 FN
A905 WA
main-belt · (outer)
Themis[4]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.03 yr (40,920 days)
Aphelion3.6792 AU
Perihelion2.5851 AU
3.1321 AU
Eccentricity0.1747
5.54 yr (2,025 days)
130.45°
0° 10m 40.08s / day
Inclination1.7780°
161.73°
139.43°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions35.97±1.9 km[5]
38.906±0.174 km[6]
0.078±0.014[7]
0.0846±0.009[5]
Tholen = CXF[1]
B–V = 0.680[1]
U–B = 0.290[1]
10.52[1]

1247 Memoria, provisional designation 1932 QA, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 37 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Marguerite Laugier at Uccle Observatory in 1932, who later named it Memoria in memory of her pleasant stay at the discovering observatory.

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