1054 Forsytia
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| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Karl William Reinmuth |
| Discovery date | November 20, 1925 |
| Designations | |
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Named after
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Forsythia |
| A907 EA; 1925 WD; 1962 DD | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch April 10, 2007 (JD 2454200.5) | |
| Aphelion | 497.554 Gm (3.326 AU) |
| Perihelion | 375.654 Gm (2.511 AU) |
| 436.604 Gm (2.919 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.140 |
| 1821.135 d(4.99 a) | |
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Average orbital speed
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17.35 km/s |
| 134.413° | |
| Inclination | 10.864° |
| 86.067° | |
| 294.422° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 45.5 km |
| Mass | 9.9×1016? kg |
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Mean density
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2.0? g/cm³ |
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Equatorial surface gravity
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0.0127? m/s² |
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Equatorial escape velocity
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0.0241? km/s |
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Sidereal rotation period
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0.3188 d (7.650 h)[1] |
| ?° | |
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Pole ecliptic latitude
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? |
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Pole ecliptic longitude
|
? |
| 0.0648±0.014[2] | |
| Temperature | ~164 K |
| ? | |
| 10.3 | |
(1054) Forsytia is an asteroid discovered on 20 November 1925 by German astronomer Karl William Reinmuth in Heidelberg. Its provisional designation was 1925 WD.
It is named after the Forsythia genus of flowering shrubs.[3]
