Discovered by G. Neujmin MPC designation 1135 Colchis Observation arc 86.55 yr (31611 days) Orbits Sun Named after Colchis Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 3 October 1929 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 3 October 1929 Discoverer Grigory Neujmin Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | |
Alternative names 1929 TA · 1936 FJ1
1940 EP · 1954 LL
1958 FO · A911 MJ
A916 UH Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, Asteroid belt, Solar System, 114 Kassandra | ||
1135 Colchis, provisionally designated 1929 TA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered by Russian astronomer Grigory Neujmin at the Crimean Simeiz Observatory on 3 October 1929. The X-type asteroid measures about 51 kilometers in diameter and has an orbital period of 4.35 years. Its perihelion is at 2.35 AU
It was named for the ancient Kingdom of Colchis, bordering on Black Sea south of the Caucasus mountains, in what is now part of Georgia.
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