954 Li is a Themistian asteroid.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1921 |
| Designations | |
| (954) Li | |
| 1921 JU | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.65 yr (40051 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6711 AU (549.19 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) |
| 3.1313 AU (468.44 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.17239 |
| 5.54 yr (2023.9 d) | |
| 34.454° | |
| 0° 10m 40.332s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.1694° |
| 163.235° | |
| 151.503° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 29.015±0.65 km |
| 7.207 h (0.3003 d) | |
| 0.0555±0.003 | |
| 9.94 | |
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.
References edit
- ^ "954 Li (1921 JU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
External links edit
- 954 Li at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
- 954 Li at the JPL Small-Body Database
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