![]() Shape model of Forsytia from its lightcurve | |
Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 20 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 arc | 110.32 yr (40,295 days) |
Aphelion | 3.3198 AU |
Perihelion | 2.5284 AU |
2.9241 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.1353 |
5.00 yr (1,826 days) | |
165.01° | |
0° 11m 49.56s / day | |
Inclination | 10.849° |
85.888° | |
294.19° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 42.867±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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