Discovered by Reinmuth, K. Observation arc 86.62 yr (31638 days) Absolute magnitude 11.55 Discoverer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth | Discovery date 2 September 1929 Discovered 2 September 1929 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 2.5181146 AU (376.70458 Gm) Perihelion 2.2411377 AU (335.26943 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.3796261 AU (355.98700 Gm) Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 1111 Reinmuthia, 1102 Pepita, 1056 Azalea, 1188 Gothlandia, 114 Kassandra | ||
1159 Granada is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 30 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 31 hours. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg, Germany on September 2, 1929. Its provisional designation was 1929 RD. It is named after the Spanish province of Granada.
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