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1147 Stavropolis

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Discovered by
  
Grigory Neujmin

Observation arc
  
86.71 yr (31670 days)

Absolute magnitude
  
11.4

Discoverer
  
Grigory Neujmin

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
11 June 1929

Discovered
  
11 June 1929

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Simeiz Observatory

Aphelion
  
2.7973380 AU (418.47581 Gm)

Perihelion
  
1.743705 AU (260.8546 Gm)

Semi-major axis
  
2.2705213 AU (339.66515 Gm)

Similar
  
1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 11 Parthenope, 951 Gaspra, Sun

1147 Stavropolis is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It makes a revolution around the Sun once every 3 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Grigory Neujmin on June 11, 1929. It was named for the city of Stavropol in southern Russia. Its provisional designation was 1929 LF.

References

1147 Stavropolis Wikipedia