1063 Aquilegia
1063 Aquilegia, provisional designation 1925 XA, is a background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 17 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 6 December 1925, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the flowering plant Aquilegia (columbine).
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 6 December 1925 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1063) Aquilegia |
| Pronunciation | /ækwɪˈliːdʒ(i)ə/ |
Named after | Aquilegia (flowering plant) |
Alternative designations | 1925 XA · 1948 EP 1956 SK · A906 KA A910 NC · A920 GB A923 CA |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Flora · background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 111.49 yr (40,722 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.4058 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.2223 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.3141 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0396 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.52 yr (1,286 days) |
Mean anomaly | 243.41° |
Mean motion | 0° 16m 48s / day |
| Inclination | 5.9729° |
Longitude of ascending node | 95.327° |
| 107.54° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11.288±0.540 km 17.32±3.18 km 17.75±1.2 km 18.93±0.37 km |
Synodic rotation period | 5.79 h 5.792±0.001 h |
| 0.139±0.006 0.1572±0.023 0.19±0.10 0.389±0.042 | |
| X B–V = 0.850 U–B = 0.360 | |
| 11.04±0.30 · 11.32 · 11.38 · 11.51 | |
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