1436 Salonta
1436 Salonta, provisional designation 1936 YA, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 60 kilometers in diameter. Discovered by György Kulin at the Konkoly Observatory in 1936, the asteroid was later named for the Romanian city of Salonta, the birthplace of the discoverer.
Lightcurve-based 3D-model of Salonta | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | G. Kulin |
| Discovery site | Konkoly Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 December 1936 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (1436) Salonta |
Named after | Salonta (Romanian city) |
Alternative designations | 1936 YA · 1933 FX1 1934 NU · 1954 CQ |
Minor planet category | main-belt · (outer) background |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.20 yr (30,754 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.3424 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.9502 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.1463 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.0623 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 5.58 yr (2,038 days) |
Mean anomaly | 328.13° |
Mean motion | 0° 10m 35.76s / day |
| Inclination | 13.889° |
Longitude of ascending node | 260.42° |
| 29.895° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 52.73±17.17 km 53.769±0.269 km 60.95±0.91 km 62.90±1.6 km 62.927±0.418 km 65.53±15.83 km 72.06±0.75 km |
Synodic rotation period | 8.861±0.003 h 8.870±0.004 h 8.8716±0.0007 h |
| 0.028±0.005 0.03±0.02 0.0338±0.0052 0.0339±0.002 0.037±0.001 0.05±0.04 | |
| P · C (assumed) | |
| 10.20 · 10.27±0.34 · 10.30 · 10.43 | |
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