Discovered by Delporte, E. at Uccle Observation arc 90.72 yr (33135 days) Inclination 4.73801° Discoverer Eugène Joseph Delporte | Discovery date 17 September 1928 Discovered 17 September 1928 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.2762404 AU (490.11859 Gm) Perihelion 1.9345908 AU (289.41066 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.6054156 AU (389.76463 Gm) Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, Sun, 1221 Amor, 2101 Adonis | ||
1122 Neith is a main belt asteroid, approximately 12 km in diameter, orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Eugène Joseph Delporte on September 17, 1928, at Uccle and was given the provisional designation 1928 SB. It was named for the Egyptian goddess of Libyan origin, Neith, goddess of the hunt and of war, believed to be the mother of the Sun.
Photometric observations during 2008 showed a rotation period of 12.5990 ± 0.0006 hours and a brightness variation of 0.08 ± 0.02 in magnitude.
Measurements made with the IRAS observatory give a diameter of 13.84 ± 1.46 km and a geometric albedo of 0.34 ± 0.07. By comparison, the MIPS photometer on the Spitzer Space Telescope gives a diameter of 13.81 ± 0.73 km and a geometric albedo of 0.34 ± 0.02.
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