| Discovery and Designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery date: | 1929-Sep-02 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 2.5190085 AU |
| Perihelion: | 2.2409309 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 2.3799697 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0584204 |
| Orbital period: | 1341.0827552 days 3.67 years |
| Mean anomaly: | 148.32737 ° |
| Inclination: | 13.03133 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 347.93377 ° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 313.62165 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | diameter 29.98 km |
| Rotation period: | 31. h |
| Geometric albedo: | 0.0471 |
| Absolute magnitude: | 11.55 mag |
1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RD.[1]
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
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