Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Alternative names 1926 RA Discovered 1 September 1926 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 1 September 1926 Observation arc 38091 days (104.29 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Lobelias | |
Aphelion 2.90597 AU (434.727 Gm) Perihelion 1.8985834 AU (284.02403 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1111 Reinmuthia, 1001 Gaussia, 1102 Pepita | ||
1066 Lobelia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 RA. It was later named after the genus of plants Lobelia.
It has a diameter of 42 km (26 mi).
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