1336 Zeelandia
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1336 Zeelandia, provisional designation 1934 RW, is a stony Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 September 1934, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg, South Africa.[13] The asteroid was named for the Dutch province of Zeeland.[2]
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Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | H. van Gent |
Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
Discovery date | 9 September 1934 |
Designations | |
(1336) Zeelandia | |
Named after | Zeeland[2] (a province of the Netherlands) |
1934 RW · 1929 QE 1930 XC · 1935 YF 1939 RP · A906 YO | |
main-belt · (outer) Koronis[3][4] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 112.01 yr (40,913 days) |
Aphelion | 3.0348 AU |
Perihelion | 2.6654 AU |
2.8501 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0648 |
4.81 yr (1,757 days) | |
117.20° | |
0° 12m 17.28s / day | |
Inclination | 3.1972° |
97.420° | |
220.01° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 19.18±0.51 km[5] 20.99±2.1 km[3][6] 21.441±0.132 km[7] 23.056±0.108 km[8] 23.63±3.31 km[9] |
15.602 h[10] 15.624±0.001 h[11] | |
0.153±0.280[9] 0.1829±0.0228[8] 0.2183±0.052[3][6] 0.232±0.045[7] 0.273±0.017[5] | |
B–V = 0.810[1] U–B = 0.366[1] Tholen = S[1] SMASS = S[1][3] | |
10.66[1][3][5][6][8] · 10.71±0.58[12] · 10.79[9] · 10.94±0.02[10] | |
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