957 Camelia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 7 September 1921 |
| Designations | |
| (957) Camelia | |
| Pronunciation | /kəˈmiːliə/ |
Named after | Camellia (genus of flowers) |
| A921 RF · 1932 AG 1958 BM · 1921 JX | |
| main-belt · (outer) background · slow | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 97.94 yr (35,773 d) |
| Aphelion | 3.1595 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.6884 AU |
| 2.9240 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0806 |
| 5.00 yr (1,826 d) | |
| 199.16° | |
| 0° 11m 49.56s / day | |
| Inclination | 14.761° |
| 232.78° | |
| 224.57° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
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| 150±10 h | |
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| 9.9 | |
957 Camelia /kəˈmiːliə/ is a large, carbonaceous background asteroid and slow rotator, approximately 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. It is located in the outer regions of the asteroid belt and was discovered on 7 September 1921, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Germany and given the provisional designations A921 RF and 1921 JX. The C-type asteroid (Cb) has a long rotation period of at least 150 hours. It was named after the genus of flowering plants, Camellia.