1067 Lunaria

1067 Lunaria
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date9 September 1926
Designations
(1067) Lunaria
Pronunciation/lˈnɛəriə/
Named after
Lunaria (flowering plant)
1926 RG · 1974 PJ
1974 QC3
main-belt · (outer)
Itha
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc90.74 yr (33,142 days)
Aphelion3.4206 AU
Perihelion2.3207 AU
2.8706 AU
Eccentricity0.1916
4.86 yr (1,777 days)
222.90°
0° 12m 9.36s / day
Inclination10.547°
289.59°
115.03°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions15.43±0.73 km
18.02±1.33 km
18.07 km (derived)
20.011±0.100 km
22.968±0.243 km
6.057±0.001 h
7.74 h
0.1240±0.0225
0.185±0.012
0.20 (assumed)
0.221±0.034
0.298±0.057
L/S · S
10.85±0.31 · 10.99 · 11.08

    1067 Lunaria, provisional designation 1926 RG, is a stony Itha asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 18 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 9 September 1926, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory in southwest Germany. The asteroid was named after the flowering plant Lunaria (honesty).