1066 Lobelia

1066 Lobelia
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date1 September 1926
Designations
(1066) Lobelia
Pronunciation/lˈbliə/
Named after
Lobelia (flowering plant)
1926 RA · 1941 SK
1965 AL1 · A911 QB
main-belt · (inner)
background
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc106.28 yr (38,818 d)
Aphelion2.9050 AU
Perihelion1.8990 AU
2.4020 AU
Eccentricity0.2094
3.72 yr (1,360 days)
146.53°
0° 15m 52.92s / day
Inclination4.8237°
345.15°
16.910°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions6.014±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).