1332 Marconia

1332 Marconia
Modelled shape of Marconia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byL. Volta
Discovery sitePino Torinese Obs.
Discovery date9 January 1934
Designations
(1332) Marconia
Named after
Guglielmo Marconi[2]
(Italian engineer)
1934 AA · 1930 HQ
1932 VC · 1935 FR
1948 SH · 1956 GB
A905 UD · A921 TE
A921 UD · A924 EH
main-belt[1][3] · (outer)[4]
Marconia[5]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc112.02 yr (40,916 d)
Aphelion3.4664 AU
Perihelion2.6587 AU
3.0626 AU
Eccentricity0.1319
5.36 yr (1,958 d)
2.3975°
0° 11m 2.04s / day
Inclination2.4568°
13.652°
348.94°
Physical characteristics
43.90 km (derived)[4]
44.93±10.33 km[6]
46.03±15.75 km[7]
46.796±0.141 km[8]
49.95±0.61 km[9]
52.009±0.600 km[10]
19.16±0.01 h[11]
19.2264±0.0001 h[12]
32.1201±0.0005 h[13]
0.04±0.02[6]
0.04±0.04[7]
0.0527 (derived)[4]
0.0543±0.0105[10]
0.060±0.002[9]
0.063±0.008[8]
SMASS = Ld[3][13]
L (Bus–DeMeo)[13]
10.20[9][10] · 10.50[7]
10.6[3][4] · 10.62[6]

1332 Marconia, provisional designation 1934 AA, is a dark asteroid and the parent body of the Marconia family located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It measures approximately 46 kilometers (29 miles) in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 9 January 1934, by Italian astronomer Luigi Volta at the Observatory of Turin in Pino Torinese, northern Italy.[1] It was named for Italian electrical engineer Guglielmo Marconi.[2] The uncommon L-type asteroid has a rotation period of 19.2 hours.[4]

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