Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Alternative names 1925 XA Discovered 6 December 1925 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 6 December 1925 Observation arc 38418 days (105.18 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Columbine | |
Aphelion 2.40553 AU (359.862 Gm) Perihelion 2.2223771 AU (332.46288 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1207 Ostenia | ||
1063 Aquilegia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1925 XA. It was later named after a genus of plants of the buttercup family, Aquilegia.
It has a diameter of 17 km.
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