1092 Lilium
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 12 January 1924 |
| Designations | |
| (1092) Lilium | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlɪliəm/ |
Named after | Līlium (flowering plant) |
| 1924 PN · 1929 BE 1936 QE | |
| main-belt · (outer) background | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 110.67 yr (40,421 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.1444 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6552 AU |
| 2.8998 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0843 |
| 4.94 yr (1,804 days) | |
| 200.62° | |
| 0° 11m 58.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 5.3885° |
| 307.49° | |
| 316.51° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 37.78±12.75 km 40.276±0.243 km 42.853±0.266 km 43.23±0.33 km 46.17±1.5 km 49.56±13.84 km 52.79±0.87 km |
| 17.63 h 24.60±0.05 h | |
| 0.030±0.001 0.0390±0.003 0.04±0.02 0.044±0.005 0.0452±0.0071 0.05±0.03 | |
| C (assumed) B–V = 0.840 U–B = 0.330 | |
| 10.82 10.90±0.28 · 10.97 | |
1092 Lilium, provisional designation 1924 PN, is a dark, carbonaceous background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 44 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 12 January 1924, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the flower Lilium (true lily).