1105 Fragaria
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1105 Fragaria /frəˈɡɛəriə/ is an Eos asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 1 January 1929, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany, and assigned the provisional designation 1929 AB.[1] The S-type asteroid (ST/L) has a rotation period of 5.4 hours and measures approximately 37 kilometers (23 miles) in diameter. It was named after the flowering plant Fragaria (strawberry).[3]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 1 January 1929 |
Designations | |
(1105) Fragaria | |
Pronunciation | /frəˈɡɛəriə/[2] |
Named after | Fragaria[3] (flowering plant) |
1929 AB · 1947 KB 1977 EU · A916 MA A917 UH | |
main-belt[1][4] · (outer) Eos[5][6] | |
Orbital characteristics[4] | |
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 89.13 yr (32,553 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3288 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6915 AU |
3.0101 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1059 |
5.22 yr (1,908 days) | |
110.60° | |
0° 11m 19.32s / day | |
Inclination | 10.968° |
116.90° | |
225.01° | |
Physical characteristics | |
27.92±3.41 km[7] 31.518±0.346 km[8] 36.95 km (derived)[5] 37.03±3.8 km[9] 38.206±0.703 km[10] 38.41±0.46 km[11] | |
5.4312±0.0008 h[12] | |
0.1017±0.0167[10] 0.1086 (derived)[5] 0.113±0.003[11] 0.1186±0.029[9] 0.128±0.008[8] 0.166±0.058[7] | |
Tholen = ST[4][5] · U/L[13] B–V = 0.776±029[4] U–B = 0.419±0.049[4] | |
10.09[4][9][11] 10.19[5][10][14] 10.34[7] | |
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