1362 Griqua
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cyril V. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Union Observatory |
| Discovery date | 31 July 1935 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1362 |
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Named after
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Griqua people |
| 1935 QG1 | |
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Outer main belt griqua family |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.25 yr (31136 days) |
| Aphelion | 4.40989 AU (659.710 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.02107 AU (302.348 Gm) |
| 3.21548 AU (481.029 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.371456 |
| 5.77 yr (2106.0 d) | |
| 274.076° | |
| 0° 10m 15.373s / day | |
| Inclination | 24.2254° |
| 121.340° | |
| 261.861° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.1741 AU (175.64 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.93288 AU (289.155 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 2.949 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 29.90 kilometres (18.58 mi) ± 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) Mean diameter |
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Mean radius
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14.95±0.75 km |
| 6.907 h (0.2878 d) | |
| 0.0667±0.007 | |
| 11.18 | |
1362 Griqua (1935 QG1) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on July 31, 1935, by Cyril V. Jackson at Union Observatory. It is one of very few asteroids located in the 2 : 1 mean motion resonance with Jupiter.
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