Discovered by Parchomenko, P. Observation arc 85.32 yr (31162 days) Absolute magnitude 10.3 Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | Discovery date 27 June 1930 Discovered 27 June 1930 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Aphelion 3.0652666 AU (458.55736 Gm) Perihelion 2.0054851 AU (300.01630 Gm) Semi-major axis 2.5353759 AU (379.28684 Gm) Discoverer Praskovjya Georgievna Parkhomenko People also search for 1167 Dubiago, 1152 Pawona | ||
1166 Sakuntala is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. Approximately 29 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It completes one rotation once every 6 hours. It was discovered by Praskovjya Georgievna Parchomenko on June 27, 1930. Its provisional designation was 1930 MA.
During a perihelic opposition, when Sakuntala is only 1 AU from the Earth, it can get as bright as apparent magnitude 10.5, as it did on July 7, 2007 and did occur on June 30, 2011 when it will be at magnitude 10.7, being one of the latest discovered asteroids to become so bright to be seen on small telescopes.
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