1368 Numidia

1368 Numidia
Modelled shape of Numidia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date30 April 1935
Designations
(1368) Numidia
Pronunciation/njuːˈmɪdiə/[2]
Named after
Numidia[3]
(ancient Berber kingdom)
1935 HD · 1928 SN
1931 JF · 1935 KB
1936 QN · 1953 YK
main-belt · (inner)[4]
background[5] · Maria[6]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc86.45 yr (31,577 days)
Aphelion2.6814 AU
Perihelion2.3673 AU
2.5243 AU
Eccentricity0.0622
4.01 yr (1,465 days)
146.05°
0° 14m 44.52s / day
Inclination14.823°
18.130°
264.36°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions15.93±0.37 km[7]
19.24 km (derived)[4]
19.29±0.9 km[8]
19.591±0.213 km[9]
19.899±0.110 km[10]
20.66±0.82 km[11]
3.64 h[12]
3.640739 h[13]
3.640740 h[14]
0.177±0.016[11]
0.1838±0.0295[10]
0.1918 (derived)[4]
0.2035±0.019[8]
0.298±0.021[7]
S (assumed)[4]
B–V = 0.860[1]
U–B = 0.360[1]
10.92[1][7][8][11] · 10.99[4][10][12]

1368 Numidia, provisional designation 1935 HD, is a stony background asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 April 1935, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.[15] The asteroid was named after the ancient North African kingdom of Numidia.[3]

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