1422 Strömgrenia

1422 Strömgrenia
Shape model of Strömgrenia from its lightcurve
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date23 August 1936
Designations
(1422) Stromgrenia
Named after
Elis Strömgren (astronomer)
1936 QF · 1933 WB
main-belt · Flora
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc79.76 yr (29,134 days)
Aphelion2.6241 AU
Perihelion1.8697 AU
2.2469 AU
Eccentricity0.1679
3.37 yr (1,230 days)
291.18°
0° 17m 33.36s / day
Inclination2.6809°
201.61°
171.15°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.64±0.66 km
4.87±0.34 km
5.62 km (calculated)
5.814±0.113 km
6.025±0.027 km
3.5002±0.0102 h (S)
3.5298±0.0285 h (R)
0.2093±0.0364
0.224±0.022
0.24 (assumed)
0.320±0.045
0.40±0.12
B–V = 0.868
U–B = 0.519
Tholen = S · S
13.051±0.003 (R) · 13.06±0.28 · 13.42

    1422 Strömgrenia, provisional designation 1936 QF, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 August 1936, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after Swedish-Danish astronomer Svante Elis Strömgren.