1190 Pelagia
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| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Observatory |
| Discovery date | 20 September 1930 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1190 Pelagia |
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Named after
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Pelageya Shajn[2] |
| 1930 SL · 1928 DP 1938 YA · 1953 VB 1953 XP · A909 BC |
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| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 106.32 yr (38,835 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.7529 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.1113 AU |
| 2.4321 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1318 |
| 3.79 yr (1385.4 days) | |
| 76.622° | |
| Inclination | 3.1690° |
| 26.484° | |
| 41.509° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.127 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17.5 km |
| 2.3661 h | |
| 0.0636 | |
| 12.7 | |
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1190 Pelagia, provisional designation 1930 SL, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1930, by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory. The asteroid measures about 18 kilometers in diameter.[1]
It was named in honor of Russian astronomer Pelageya Shajn (1894–1956), the first female astronomer to discover a minor planet, 1112 Polonia.[2]
References
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- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1190 Pelagia at the JPL Small-Body Database
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