Global Information1306 Scythia information
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 July 1930 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1306) Scythia |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɪθiə, ˈsɪðiə/[2] |
Named after | Scythia (Historic region)[3] |
Alternative designations | 1930 OB · 1933 DN 1935 OA · 1951 JB 1956 EM1 · 1957 KQ |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer)[4] Ursula[5] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.94 yr (31,756 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.4451 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8533 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1492 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0940 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.59 yr (2,041 days) |
Mean anomaly | 142.14° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 35.04s / day |
| Inclination | 14.935° |
Longitude of ascending node | 274.24° |
Argument of perihelion | 139.44° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 66.780±0.710 km[6] 67.14±4.4 km[7] 72.95±20.42 km[8] 73.53±20.87 km[9] 77.708±1.662 km[10] 83.65±1.41 km[11] |
Synodic rotation period | 7.525±0.001 h[12] 15.05±0.01 h[13] |
Geometric albedo | 0.034±0.001[11] 0.035±0.003[14] 0.0382±0.0057[10] 0.05±0.03[9] 0.05±0.04[8] 0.0512±0.007[7] 0.052±0.006[6] |
Spectral type | Tholen = S[1][4] B–V = 0.853[1] U–B = 0.398[1] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.51±0.24[15] · 9.64[8] · 9.71[1][4][6][7][9][10][11] |
1306 Scythia, provisional designation 1930 OB, is a dark Ursula asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 72 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 July 1930, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula.[16] The asteroid was named for the historic region of Scythia.
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