Discovered by Reinmuth, K. Observation arc 90.12 yr (32917 days) Absolute magnitude 11.1 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 8 January 1930 Discovered 8 January 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.5273276 AU (378.08283 Gm) Perihelion 2.325794 AU (347.9338 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.4265607 AU (363.00831 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1056 Azalea, 1862 Apollo, Sun | ||
1152 Pawona is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 16 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 3 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on January 8, 1930. It was independently discovered by L. Volta in Pino Torinese on the January 19 and by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin at Simeis on January 28. Its name is a combination of the names of astronomers J. Palisa and M. Wolf, in recognition of their cooperation. The asteroid's provisional name was 1930 AD.
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