1147 Stavropolis

1147 Stavropolis [1]
Discovery
Discovered by Grigory Neujmin
Discovery date 11 June 1929
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.71 yr (31670 days)
Aphelion 2.7973380 AU (418.47581 Gm)
Perihelion 1.743705 AU (260.8546 Gm)
2.2705213 AU (339.66515 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.232025
3.42 yr (1249.6 d)
155.93625°
0° 17m 17.094s / day
Inclination 3.880667°
265.22644°
15.79414°
Earth MOID 0.727409 AU (108.8188 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.34338 AU (350.565 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.574
Physical characteristics
5.66070 h (0.235863 d)
11.5

    1147 Stavropolis is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on June 11, 1929.[1] It was named for the city of Stavropol in southern Russia. Its provisional designation was 1929 LF.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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