Astronomy:954 Li
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1921 |
| Designations | |
| (954) Li | |
| 1921 JU | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.65 yr (40051 days) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 3.6711 astronomical unit|AU (549.19 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) |
| 3.1313 AU (468.44 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17239 |
| Orbital period | 5.54 yr (2023.9 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 34.454° |
| Mean motion | 0° 10m 40.332s / day |
| Inclination | 1.1694° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 163.235° |
| 151.503° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 29.015±0.65 km |
| Rotation period | 7.207 h (0.3003 d) |
| Geometric albedo | 0.0555±0.003 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 9.94 |
954 Li is a Themistian asteroid.
It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1921 and was named after his wife Lina Alstede Reinmuth, who also had 955 Alstede named after her.
It has the second-shortest name of any minor planet, bested only by 85 Io.
References
External links
- 954 Li at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 954 Li at the JPL Small-Body Database
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