| Discovery and Designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Skvortsov, E. |
| Discovery date: | 1929-Aug-01 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.1770587 AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.6264349 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 2.9017468 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.094878 |
| Orbital period: | 1805.4593480 days 4.94 years |
| Mean anomaly: | 263.25272 ° |
| Inclination: | 11.75466 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 261.75886 ° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 113.03147 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | diameter 55.57 |
| Rotation period: | 27.5 h |
| Geometric albedo: | 0.0338 |
| Absolute magnitude: | 10.57 mag |
1149 Volga is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 56 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It completes one rotation once every 28 hours. It was discovered by Evgenii Fedorovich Skvortsov at Simeis on August 1, 1929.[1] It is named after the large river in the European part of the USSR. The name was proposed by the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Leningrad. The provisional designation was 1929 PF.[2]
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3540002383.
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