1124 Stroobantia
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Delporte, E. |
| Discovery date | 1928-Oct-06 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch Orbital Elements at Epoch 2454400.5 (2007-Oct-27.0) TDB | |
| Aphelion | 3.0310056 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.8243286 AU |
| 2.9276671 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0352972 |
| 1829.7046140 days 5.01 years |
|
| 0.95889 ° | |
| Inclination | 7.78645 ° |
| 22.38712 ° | |
| 264.16623 ° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | diameter 24.65 |
| 0.1569 | |
| 10.67 mag | |
1124 Stroobantia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 5 years. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte at Uccle, Belgium on October 6, 1928.[1] Its provisional name was 1928 TB. It is later named for Paul Stroobant, director of the Royal Observatory at Uccle Belgium. His work concerned minor planets' mass, number, and distribution.[2]
