1066 Lobelia

Main-belt asteroid October 2019 yes 1066 Lobelia #D6D6D6 K. Reinmuth Heidelberg Obs. 1 September 1926 (1066) Lobelia 1926 RA1941 SK1965 AL 1A911 QB l oʊ ˈ b iː l i əlobelia Lobelia (flowering plant) main-belt(inner)background 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) 0 106.28 yr (38,818 d) 2.9050 AU 1.8990 AU 2.4020 AU 0.2094 3.72 yr (1,360 days) 146.53° 0.2647 ms / day 4.8237° 345.15° 16.910° 6.014 0.404 km 0.488 0.079 12.3 1066 Lobelia, provisional designation 1926 RA, is a bright background asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 1 September 1926, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in Germany. The asteroid was named after the flowering plant Lobelia (lobelias). Orbit and classification Lobelia is a non-family asteroid from the main belt's background population. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 1.9–2.9 AU once every 3 years and 9 months (1,360 days; semi-major axis of 2.40 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.21 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid was first observed at Heidelberg as A911 QB in August 1911. The body's observation arc begins at Simeiz Observatory in October 1926, one month after its official discovery observation at Heidelberg. Physical characteristics The asteroid's spectral type is unknown. Rotation period As of 2017, no rotational lightcurve of Lobelia was obtained from photometric observations. The body's rotation period, spin axis and shape remain unknown. Diameter and albedo According to the survey carried out by the NEOWISE mission of NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Lobelia measures 6.014 kilometers in diameter and its surface has a high albedo of 0.488. Naming This minor planet was named after the Indian tobacco flower, Lobelia, a genus of flowering plants also known as lobelias. The official naming citation was mentioned in The Names of the Minor Planets by Paul Herget in 1955 (H 101). Reinmuth's flowers Due to his many discoveries, Karl Reinmuth submitted a large list of 66 newly named asteroids in the early 1930s. The list covered his discoveries with numbers between 1009 (1009) and 1200 (1200). This list also contained a sequence of 28 asteroids, starting with 1054 Forsytia, that were all named after plants, in particular flowering plants (also see list of minor planets named after animals and plants). References 30em 2017-11-28 last obs. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1066 Lobelia (1926 RA) https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2001066 Jet Propulsion Laboratory 11 December 2017 Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1066) Lobelia Schmadel Lutz D. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 91 2007 978-3-540-00238-3 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1067 (1066) Lobelia Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1054) Forsytia Schmadel Lutz D. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 90 2007 978-3-540-00238-3 10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1055 (1054) Forsytia Asteroid 1066 Lobelia – Proper Elements AstDyS-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.6&n=1066 28 October 2019 1066 Lobelia (1926 RA) Minor Planet Center https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=1066 11 December 2017 6 Joseph R. Masiero A. K. Mainzer T. Grav J. M. Bauer R. M. Cutri J. Dailey P. R. M. Eisenhardt R. S. McMillan T. B. Spahr M. F. Skrutskie D. Tholen R. G. Walker E. L. Wright E. DeBaun D. Elsbury T. IV Gautier S. Gomillion A. Wilkins November 2011 Main Belt Asteroids with WISE/NEOWISE. I. Preliminary Albedos and Diameters http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/bib_query?bibcode=2011ApJ...741...68M The Astrophysical Journal 741 2 20 2011ApJ...741...68M 10.1088/0004-637X/741/2/68 1109.4096 11 December 2017 1066 11 December 2017 External links Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB), query form (info https://web.archive.org/web/20171216050541/http://www.minorplanet.info/lightcurvedatabase.html 16 December 2017 ) Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books Asteroids and comets rotation curves, CdR – Observatoire de Genève, Raoul Behrend Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000) – Minor Planet Center 1066 1065 Amundsenia 1066 1067 Lunaria 001066 Category:Discoveries by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Category:Named minor planets 19260901