1188 Gothlandia
1188 Gothlandia, provisional designation 1930 SB, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 12 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by astronomer Josep Comas i Solà at the Fabra Observatory in 1930, the asteroid was later named after the ancient name of the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia.
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Gothlandia | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | J. Comas Solà |
| Discovery site | Fabra Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 September 1930 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1188) Gothlandia |
| Pronunciation | /ɡɒθˈlændiə/ |
Named after | Catalonia (Spanish autonomous community) |
Alternative designations | 1930 SB · 2016 FU5 A917 SK |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (inner) Flora |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 86.62 yr (31,639 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.5856 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.7948 AU |
Semi-major axis | 2.1902 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1805 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 3.24 yr (1,184 days) |
Mean anomaly | 294.72° |
Mean motion | 0° 18m 14.76s / day |
| Inclination | 4.8169° |
Longitude of ascending node | 5.4502° |
| 7.1662° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 11.19±2.21 km 12.11±0.76 km 12.40±0.6 km 12.42±0.6 km 12.46 km (derived) 12.670±0.136 km 14.255±0.040 km |
Synodic rotation period | 3.49138±0.00006 h 3.4915±0.0001 h 3.49153±0.00002 h 3.4916 h 3.4917±0.0005 h 3.491820±0.00005 h 3.491820 h 3.49198±0.00014 h 3.4921±0.0001 h 3.493 h |
| 0.2065±0.0170 0.2401±0.025 0.2476±0.0242 0.252±0.034 0.2631 (derived) 0.273±0.031 0.41±0.18 | |
| SMASS = S | |
| 11.34±0.27 · 11.50 · 11.59 · 11.6 · 11.662±0.014 · 11.70 | |
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