1158 Luda

1158 Luda [1]
Discovery
Discovered by Neujmin, G.
Discovery date 31 August 1929
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 86.21 yr (31490 days)
Aphelion 2.8538246 AU (426.92608 Gm)
Perihelion 2.2741930 AU (340.21443 Gm)
2.5640088 AU (383.57026 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1130323
4.11 yr (1499.6 d)
8.0128594°
0° 14m 24.226s / day
Inclination 14.834213°
344.73733°
56.241419°
Earth MOID 1.30985 AU (195.951 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 2.58054 AU (386.043 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.378
Physical characteristics
Dimensions diameter 19.06
Mean radius
 9.53±0.4 km
7.44 ± 0.01 h,[2] 6.863 h (0.2860 d) [1]
0.2329±0.022
10.80

    1158 Luda is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It is a member of the Maria family of asteroids.[2] Approximately 19 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 7 hours.[2] It was discovered by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis on August 31, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 QF. It was later named in honor of the sister of the discoverer. Luda is a diminutive of Ludmilla.[1][3]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved 1 May 2016.
    2. 1 2 3 Alvarez-Candal, Alvaro; et al. (December 2004), "Rotational lightcurves of asteroids belonging to families", Icarus, 172 (2): 388–401, Bibcode:2004Icar..172..388A, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.06.008.
    3. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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