942 Romilda

"Romilda" redirects here. For other uses, see Romilda (given name).

942 Romilda
Discovery [1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date11 October 1920
Designations
(942) Romilda
Named after
Name picked from the almanac
Lahrer Hinkender Bote [2]
A920 TG · 1920 HW
main-belt [1][3] · (outer)
background [4][5]
Orbital characteristics [3]
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.58 yr (36,006 d)
Aphelion3.6988 AU
Perihelion2.6321 AU
3.1655 AU
Eccentricity0.1685
5.63 yr (2,057 d)
258.14°
0° 10m 30s / day
Inclination10.560°
71.342°
319.36°
Physical characteristics
6.965±0.003 h[8][9]
  • 0.108±0.012[6]
  • 0.121±0.026[7]
C (assumed)[8]
11.0[1][3]

942 Romilda (prov. designation: A920 TG or 1920 HW) is a background asteroid, approximately 36 kilometers (22 miles) in diameter, located in the outer region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory on 11 October 1920.[1] The assumed C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 6.97 hours. It was named "Romilda", a common German female name unrelated to the discoverer's contemporaries, that was taken from the almanac Lahrer Hinkender Bote.[2]

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