Discovered by K. Reinmuth Alternative names 1921 JU Aphelion 3.6711 AU (549.19 Gm) Discovered 4 August 1921 Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 4 August 1921 Observation arc 109.65 yr (40051 days) Perihelion 2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Themis family | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 528 Rezia, 958 Asplinda, 679 Pax, 540 Rosamunde, 625 Xenia | ||
954 Li is a Themistian asteroid.
It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1921 and was named after his wife Lina Alstede Reinmuth, who also had 955 Alstede named after her.
It has the second-shortest name of any minor planet, bested only by 85 Io.
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