Global Information1459 Magnya information
 Shape of Magnya modelled from its lightcurve | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Simeiz Obs. |
| Discovery date | 4 November 1937 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1459) Magnya |
Named after | Magnya[2] ("clear, bright, wonderful") |
Alternative designations | 1937 VA |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer)[3] background[4] |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 79.48 yr (29,030 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.8761 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4113 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1437 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.2330 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.57 yr (2,036 days) |
Mean anomaly | 121.53° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 36.48s / day |
| Inclination | 16.940° |
Longitude of ascending node | 41.541° |
Argument of perihelion | 328.81° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 17 km[5] 17.4 km (taken)[3] 29.188±1.833 km[6] 29.90±3.1 km[7] |
Synodic rotation period | 4.678±0.001 h[8] 4.67888±0.00004 h[9] 4.679100±0.000005 h[10] 4.679102±0.000001 h[11] 4.67911±0.00005 h[12] 4.68 h[13] 4.680 h[5] |
Geometric albedo | 0.2168±0.053[7] 0.37[5] 0.909±0.224[6] |
Spectral type | V (Tholen)[3] |
Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.39[6] · 9.90[7] · 10.4[1] · 10.5[3][5] · 10.69±0.23[14] |
1459 Magnya, provisional designation 1937 VA, is a basaltic, slightly elongated asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 20 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory in 1937,[15] this background asteroid was later named from the Latin word "Magnya", which means "clear, bright, wonderful" when literally translated into Russian.[2] It is the only known basalt asteroid orbiting beyond 4 Vesta.[16]
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