1318 Nerina

1318 Nerina
Discovery[1]
Discovered byC. Jackson
Discovery siteJohannesburg Obs.
Discovery date24 March 1934
Designations
(1318) Nerina
Pronunciation/nɪˈrnɑː/
Named after
Nerine[2]
(flowering plant)
1934 FG · 1955 FA
main-belt · (inner)
Phocaea[3][4]
Orbital characteristics[5]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc84.16 yr (30,740 d)
Aphelion2.7778 AU
Perihelion1.8368 AU
2.3073 AU
Eccentricity0.2039
3.50 yr (1,280 d)
346.11°
0° 16m 52.32s / day
Inclination24.663°
358.33°
196.24°
Physical characteristics
10.68±0.72 km[6]
13.02±0.6 km[7]
13.272±0.213 km[8][9]
2.5280±0.0005 h[10]
0.176±0.023[8][9]
0.1811[7]
0.269[6]
M[11] · S (assumed)[12]
X (S3OS2-TH)[13]
Xe (S3OS2-BB)[13]
11.90[6][7][8][11]
12.20[1][5][12][14]

1318 Nerina (/nɪˈrnɑː/), provisional designation 1934 FG, is a Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 March 1934, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg.[1] The possibly metallic X-type asteroid has a notably short rotation period of 2.5 hours.[12] It was named for the flowering plant Nerine, also known as "Guernsey lily" or "Jersey lily".[2]

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