954 Li
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg |
Discovery date | 4 August 1921 |
Designations | |
MPC designation | (954) Li |
1921 JU | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 109.65 yr (40051 days) |
Aphelion | 3.6711 AU (549.19 Gm) |
Perihelion | 2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) |
3.1313 AU (468.44 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.17239 |
5.54 yr (2023.9 d) | |
34.454° | |
0° 10m 40.332s / day | |
Inclination | 1.1694° |
163.235° | |
151.503° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 29.015±0.65 km |
Synodic rotation period | 7.207 h (0.3003 d) |
0.0555±0.003 | |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.94 |
954 Li is a Themistian asteroid.
It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1921 and was named after his wife Lina Alstede Reinmuth, who also had 955 Alstede named after her.
It has the second-shortest name of any minor planet, bested only by 85 Io.
References[]
- ^ "954 Li (1921 JU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links[]
- 954 Li at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 954 Li at the JPL Small-Body Database
Categories:
- Minor planet object articles (numbered)
- Themis asteroids
- Discoveries by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
- Minor planets named for people
- Named minor planets
- FCX-type asteroids (Tholen)
- Astronomical objects discovered in 1921
- C-type main-belt-asteroid stubs