1135 Colchis

1135 Colchis
Discovery[1]
Discovered by G. Neujmin
Discovery site Simeiz Observatory
Discovery date 3 October 1929
Designations
MPC designation 1135 Colchis
Named after
Colchis[2]
1929 TA · 1936 FJ1
1940 EP · 1954 LL
1958 FO · A911 MJ
A916 UH
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.55 yr (31611 days)
Aphelion 2.9750 AU (445.05 Gm)
Perihelion 2.3562 AU (352.48 Gm)
2.6656 AU (398.77 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.11605
4.35 yr (1589.6 d)
357.15°
 13m 35.292s / day
Inclination 4.5412°
350.74°
3.7808°
Earth MOID 1.35027 AU (201.998 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.43446 AU (364.190 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.369
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
25.32±0.75 km
23.47 h (0.978 d)
0.0573±0.004
SMASS = Xk
10.5

    1135 Colchis, provisionally designated 1929 TA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on 3 October 1929. The X-type asteroid measures about 51 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.35 years. Its perihelion is at 2.35 AU[1]

    It was named for the ancient Kingdom of Colchis, bordering on Black Sea south of the Caucasus mountains, in what is now part of Georgia.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1135 Colchis (1929 TA)" (2015-08-26 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1135) Colchis. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 96. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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