1066 Lobelia
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 1 September 1926 |
| Designations | |
| (1066) Lobelia | |
| Pronunciation | /loʊˈbiːliə/ |
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 arc | 106.28 yr (38,818 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9050 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8990 AU |
| 2.4020 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2094 |
| 3.72 yr (1,360 days) | |
| 146.53° | |
| 0° 15m 52.92s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.8237° |
| 345.15° | |
| 16.910° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 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).