1276 Ucclia
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1276 Ucclia (prov. designation: 1933 BA) is a carbonaceous Alauda asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 31 kilometers (19 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 January 1933 by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle.[15] Two nights later, the body was independently discovered by Richard Schorr at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg, Germany. It was named for the Belgium city of Uccle and its discovering observatory.[2]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | E. Delporte |
Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
Discovery date | 24 January 1933 |
Designations | |
(1276) Ucclia | |
Named after | Uccle (city and observatory)[2] |
1933 BA · 1963 KF | |
main-belt · (outer)[3] Alauda[4] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 83.79 yr (30,604 days) |
Aphelion | 3.4772 AU |
Perihelion | 2.8781 AU |
3.1776 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0943 |
5.66 yr (2,069 days) | |
351.04° | |
0° 10m 26.4s / day | |
Inclination | 23.274° |
114.46° | |
333.68° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 30.09±0.51 km[5] 30.34 km (derived)[3] 30.63±2.1 km (IRAS:8)[6] 33.50±0.79 km[7] 36.499±0.240[8] 40.010±0.505 km[9] |
4.9 h[10] 4.9073±0.0004 h[11] 4.90748±0.00005 h[12] 4.90768±0.00002 h[13] | |
0.0528±0.0076[9] 0.075±0.009[7][8] 0.0837 (derived)[3] 0.1303±0.019 (IRAS:8)[6] 0.141±0.006[5] | |
C[3] | |
10.40[5][6] · 10.8[7][9] · 10.9[1][3] · 10.92±0.30[14] | |
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