1114 Lorraine
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1114 Lorraine
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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Schaumasse, A. at Nice |
| Discovery date | November 17, 1928 |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.3328117 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8563043 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.094558 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0769912 |
| Orbital period | 1988.3661799 d (5.44 a) |
| Mean anomaly | 209.20527° |
| Inclination | 10.73685° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 195.86938° |
| Argument of perihelion | 200.93933° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 62.20 km |
| Albedo | 0.0501 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.90 |
1114 Lorraine is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse on November 17, 1928 at Nice, France. It was independently discovered a day later by L. Volta at Pino Torinese, Italy. Its provisional designation was 1928 WA. It was named after the region and former duchy in northeastern France, a remnant of the medieval kingdom Lotharingia.[2]
References
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1114. Retrieved October 9, 2007.
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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