1054 Forsytia

1054 Forsytia
Shape model of Forsytia from its lightcurve
Discovery[1]
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date20 November 1925
Designations
(1054) Forsytia
Pronunciation/fɔːrˈsɪtiə/[2]
Named after
Forsythia (flowering plant)[3]
1925 WD · 1962 DD
A907 EA
main-belt · (outer)[4]
background[5]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc110.32 yr (40,295 days)
Aphelion3.3198 AU
Perihelion2.5284 AU
2.9241 AU
Eccentricity0.1353
5.00 yr (1,826 days)
165.01°
0° 11m 49.56s / day
Inclination10.849°
85.888°
294.19°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions42.867±11.18 km[6]
45.42 km (derived)[4]
45.47±4.3 km[7]
46.40±13.38 km[8]
46.69±15.08 km[9]
47.780±3.344 km[10]
53.04±0.71 km[11]
7.650±0.001 h[12]
0.035±0.013[10]
0.04±0.07[8]
0.048±0.002[11]
0.05±0.03[9]
0.0592 (derived)[4]
0.0648±0.014[7]
0.0750±0.0441[6]
C (assumed)[4]
10.12[6] · 10.12±0.51[13] · 10.30[7][11] · 10.40[1][4][9] · 10.46[8] · 10.87[10]

1054 Forsytia /fɔːrˈsɪtiə/ is a dark background asteroid, approximately 46 kilometers in diameter, from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 20 November 1925, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany and assigned provisional designation 1925 WD.[14] It is named after the flowering plant forsythia, and marks the beginning of a sequence of 28 thematically named asteroids by the discoverer.[3]

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