1190 Pelagia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 20 September 1930 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | (1190) Pelagia |
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Named after
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Pelageya Shajn |
| 1930 SL · 1928 DP 1938 YA · 1953 VB 1953 XP · A909 BC |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 107.23 yr (39164 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7525 AU (411.77 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.1091 AU (315.52 Gm) |
| 2.4308 AU (363.64 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.13234 |
| 3.79 yr (1384.3 d) | |
| 180.82° | |
| 0° 15m 36.216s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.1697° |
| 26.478° | |
| 41.296° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.12256 AU (167.933 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.52451 AU (377.661 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.493 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.5 km |
|
Mean radius
|
8.725±0.5 km |
| 2.3661 h (0.09859 d) | |
| 0.0636±0.008 | |
| 12.7 | |
1190 Pelagia, provisional designation 1930 SL, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1930, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory. The asteroid measures about 18 kilometers in diameter.
It was named in honor of Russian astronomer Pelageya Shajn (1894–1956), the first female astronomer to discover a minor planet, 1112 Polonia.
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