1156 Kira

1156 Kira[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K.
Discovery date 22 February 1928
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 88.16 yr (32200 days)
Aphelion 2.3414045 AU (350.26913 Gm)
Perihelion 2.1322804 AU (318.98461 Gm)
2.2368424 AU (334.62686 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.046745
3.35 yr (1221.9 d)
208.66779°
 17m 40.605s / day
Inclination 1.397595°
91.13226°
353.93436°
Earth MOID 1.14672 AU (171.547 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.73448 AU (409.072 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.636
Physical characteristics
2.9710 h (0.12379 d)
12.3

    1156 Kira is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun, making a revolution around it once every three years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on February 22, 1928.[1] Its provisional designation was 1928 DA. Any reference of this name to a person or occurrence is unknown.[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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