1256 Normannia

Normannia
Discovery
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg
Discovery date 8 August 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1256
1932 PD
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.90 yr (31374 days)
Aphelion 4.1959047 AU (627.69841 Gm)
Perihelion 3.5901273 AU (537.07540 Gm)
3.893016 AU (582.3869 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.0778031
7.68 yr (2805.6 d)
314.09065°
 7m 41.931s / day
Inclination 4.173452°
236.95455°
101.18889°
Earth MOID 2.5838 AU (386.53 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.1568 AU (173.05 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.057
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
34.61±1.4 km
490 h (20 d)
0.0504±0.004
9.66

    1256 Normannia (1932 PD) is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. It is a member of the Hilda group. Measurements of the lightcurve made in 2010 and 2011 give a rotation period of 18.13 ± 0.02 hours. It has a diameter of 69.2 km and a Tholen classification of type D.[2]

    References

    1. "1256 Normannia (1932 PD)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    2. Gartrelle, Gordon M. (April 2012), "Lightcurve Results for Eleven Asteroids", The Minor Planet Bulletin, 39 (2): 40–46, Bibcode:2012MPBu...39...40G, retrieved 2013-02-21.

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