1294 Antwerpia

1294 Antwerpia
Shape model of Antwerpia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byE. Delporte
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date24 October 1933
Designations
(1294) Antwerpia
Named after
Antwerp (Belgian city)[2]
1933 UB1 · 1930 AF
1932 LC · 1964 VA2
1964 XF · A917 DB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc99.63 yr (36,391 days)
Aphelion3.3156 AU
Perihelion2.0572 AU
2.6864 AU
Eccentricity0.2342
4.40 yr (1,608 days)
16.166°
0° 13m 25.68s / day
Inclination8.7271°
81.133°
313.22°
Physical characteristics
27.82±7.33 km[6]
34.71±3.0 km[7]
34.80±0.66 km[8]
37.199±0.134 km[9]
40.717±0.350 km[10]
6.63±0.01 h[11][12]
  • (128.0°, −66.0°) (λ1/β1)[5]
  • (246.0°, −76.0°) (λ2/β2)[5]
0.0887±0.0283[10]
0.10±0.09[6]
0.117±0.024[9]
0.1220±0.024[7]
0.125±0.005[8]
10.20[7][8][10] · 10.549±0.003 (R)[14] · 10.60[6] · 10.7[1][11]

1294 Antwerpia (prov. designation: 1933 UB1) is a dark background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 24 October 1933, by astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle.[3] The carbonaceous C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.6 hours and measures approximately 35 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter. It was named for the Belgian city of Antwerp.[2]

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