1206 Numerowia
Shape model of Numerowia from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 18 October 1931 |
| Designations | |
| (1206) Numerowia | |
Named after | Boris Numerov (Russian astronomer) |
| 1931 UH · 1974 QE 1974 TY1 | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 85.63 yr (31,276 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.0180 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.7123 AU |
| 2.8651 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0533 |
| 4.85 yr (1,771 days) | |
| 38.115° | |
| 0° 12m 11.52s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.003° |
| 324.44° | |
| 277.42° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 14.173±0.092 km 14.534±0.264 km 15.63±1.09 km 27.90 km (calculated) |
| 4.7743±0.0013 h 4.77529±0.00001 h | |
| 0.057 (assumed) 0.141±0.021 0.159±0.026 0.1680±0.0205 | |
| C | |
| 11.5 · 11.80 | |
1206 Numerowia (provisional designation 1931 UH) is an asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 15 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany on 18 October 1931, and named after Russian astronomer Boris Numerov.