Discovered by S. Beljavskij Observation arc 73.52 yr (26853 d) Perihelion 1.9566 AU (292.70 Gm) Orbits Sun Moon S/2004 (854) 1 | Discovery date 3 April 1916 Aphelion 2.7805 AU (415.96 Gm) Discovered 3 April 1916 Discoverer Sergey Belyavsky Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names SIGMA 29; 1931 MB; 1935 QE; 1950 VP Similar 1089 Tama, 1333 Cevenola, Asteroid belt, 809 Lundia, 107 Camilla | ||
854 Frostia is a main-belt asteroid orbiting the sun. It was discovered in 1916 by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky from Simeiz Observatory in Crimea and is named after Edwin Brant Frost, an American astronomer. This asteroid measures approximately 8.4 km in diameter.
A satellite, designated S/2004 (854) 1, was identified based on light curve observations in July 2004 by Raoul Behrend, Laurent Bernasconi, Alain Klotz, and Russell I. Durkee. It is roughly 10 km in diameter and orbits about 25 km from Frostia with an orbital period of 1.572 days.
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