Discovered by P. Shajn Discovery date 15 August 1928 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 15 August 1928 | MPC designation 1112 Polonia Orbital period 1,918 days Orbits Sun | |
Alternative names 1928 PE · 1933 PAA908 XA Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1188 Gothlandia, Sun, 107 Camilla | ||
1112 Polonia, provisional designation 1928 PE, is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun at a distance of 2.7–3.4 AU. It was discovered by Pelageya Shajn on August 15, 1928, and independently discovered by her colleague Grigory Neujmin, both at Simeiz Observatory in Crimea. The 36-kilometer in diameter, S-type asteroid was the first to be discovered by a female astronomer.
The asteroid was given the Latin name of the country of Poland.
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