| Discovery and Designation | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery date: | 1930-Jan-20 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.3760252 AU |
| Perihelion: | 3.0558638 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.2159445 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.0497772 |
| Orbital period: | 2106.4989706 days 5.77 years |
| Mean anomaly: | 342.76946 ° |
| Inclination: | 9.02638 ° |
| Longitude of ascending node: | 127.83196 ° |
| Argument of perihelion: | 197.12567 ° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions: | diameter 29.11 |
| Geometric albedo: | 0.1200 |
| Absolute magnitude: | 10.60 mag |
1163 Saga is an outer main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 29 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 6 years. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on January 20, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 BA.[1]
References
- ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved on October 17, 2007.
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