1274 Delportia

1274 Delportia, provisional designation 1932 WC, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 28 November 1932, by Belgian astronomer Eugène Delporte at Uccle Observatory in Belgium. It was named after the discoverer himself.

1274 Delportia
Orbital diagram
Discovery
Discovered byE. Delporte
Discovery siteUccle Obs.
Discovery date28 November 1932
Designations
MPC designation
(1274) Delportia
Named after
Eugène Delporte
(Belgian astronomer)
Alternative designations
1932 WC · 1926 AA
1928 RX · 1934 JD
A918 RA
Minor planet category
main-belt · Flora
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc98.84 yr (36,101 days)
Aphelion2.4813 AU
Perihelion1.9772 AU
Semi-major axis
2.2292 AU
Eccentricity0.1131
Orbital period (sidereal)
3.33 yr (1,216 days)
Mean anomaly
33.180°
Mean motion
0° 17m 45.96s / day
Inclination4.3970°
Longitude of ascending node
327.09°
244.65°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions9.611±0.121 km
10.384±0.048 km
12.85 km (calculated)
12.95±0.22 km
Synodic rotation period
5.5±0.07 h
5.615±0.001 h
5.6204±0.0040 h
0.20 (assumed)
0.200±0.008
0.3104±0.0340
0.461±0.057
Tholen = S · S
B–V = 0.895
U–B = 0.525
11.57±0.48 · 11.82 · 11.940±0.001 (R)
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