1708 Pólit
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Comas Solà |
| Discovery site | Fabra Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 November 1929 |
| Designations | |
| (1708) Pólit | |
Named after | Isidre Pòlit (Catalan astronomer) |
| 1929 XA · 1934 XF 1939 YB | |
| main-belt · (outer) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 87.51 yr (31,964 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.8064 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.0159 AU |
| 2.9111 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.3075 |
| 4.97 yr (1,814 days) | |
| 213.43° | |
| 0° 11m 54.24s / day | |
| Inclination | 6.0445° |
| 192.21° | |
| 248.96° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 27.46±1.30 km 28.06±6.19 km 28.706±0.057 km 29.30±1.7 km 30.282±0.071 km 33.44±1.53 km |
| 7.5080±0.0002 h 7.5085±0.001 h 7.520±0.002 h | |
| 0.035±0.004 0.0350±0.0055 0.0392±0.005 0.04±0.01 0.042±0.008 | |
| C | |
| 11.70 · 11.8 · 11.86 | |
1708 Pólit, provisional designation 1929 XA, is a very dark asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 29 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 November 1929, by Spanish astronomer of Catalan origin Josep Comas i Solà at the Fabra Observatory in Barcelona, and was later named after Catalan astronomer Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu.