Global Information1455 Mitchella information
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | A. Bohrmann |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 5 June 1937 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1455) Mitchella |
Named after | Maria Mitchell[2] (American astronomer) |
Alternative designations | 1937 LF · 1947 LB 1978 QR3 |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Flora[3] · background[4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.81 yr (29,152 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5273 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9665 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.2469 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1248 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.37 yr (1,230 days) |
Mean anomaly | 321.18° |
Mean motion | 0° 17m 33.36s / day |
| Inclination | 7.7548° |
Longitude of ascending node | 128.33° |
Argument of perihelion | 100.60° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 6.449±0.170 km[5] 6.55±1.51 km[6] 6.646±0.102 km[7] 7.00±1.56 km[8] 7.47 km (calculated)[3] |
Synodic rotation period | 118.7±0.5 h[a] |
Geometric albedo | 0.24 (assumed)[3] 0.26±0.12[6] 0.31±0.17[8] 0.3333±0.0453[7] 0.353±0.097[5] |
Spectral type | S (assumed)[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.7[7] · 12.80[8][1][3] · 13.03[6] · 13.27±0.31[9] |
1455 Mitchella, provisional designation 1937 LF, is a Florian asteroid, slow rotator and suspected tumbler from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 5 June 1937, by astronomer Alfred Bohrmann at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany.[10] The asteroid was named after American astronomer Maria Mitchell.[2]
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