470 Kilia

Kilia /ˈkɪliə/ (minor planet designation: 470 Kilia) (1901 GJ) is a 27 km main-belt asteroid discovered on 21 April 1901 by Luigi Carnera at Heidelberg,[1] the 470th asteroid discovered. It was one of the 16 asteroid discoveries made by Carnera.

470 Kilia
Discovery
Discovered byLuigi Carnera
Discovery siteHeidelberg Observatory
Discovery date21 April 1901
Designations
(470) Kilia
Pronunciation/ˈkɪliə/
Named after
Kiel
1901 GJ; A902 RB
Main belt
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 31 May 2020 (JD 2459000.5)
Observation arc114.99 yr (42001 d)
Aphelion2.633 AU (393.9 Gm)
Perihelion2.179 AU (326.0 Gm)
2.405 AU (359.8 Gm)
Eccentricity0.0939
3.73 yr (1362.0 d)
328.947 °
0° 15m 51.089s / day
Inclination7.227°
173.225°
47.396°
Proper orbital elements
2.4047 AU
0.1225
0.125°
96.5229 deg / yr
3.72968 yr
(1362.267 d)
Precession of perihelion
37.748 arcsec / yr
Precession of the ascending node
-42.035 arcsec / yr
Physical characteristics
Dimensions26.39±0.7 km[1]
290 h (12 d)
0.2379±0.014[1]
S
10.07[1]

    Photometric observations of this asteroid in 2021 were used to produce a light curve showing a rotation period of 297.655±0.012 h with a brightness amplitude of 0.40±0.02 in magnitude.[2]

    References
    1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 470 Kilia". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
    2. Colazo, Milagros; et al. (April 2022). "Photometry and Light Curve Analysis of Six Asteroids by GORA'S Observatories". Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers. 49 (2): 125–127. Bibcode:2022MPBu...49..125C.


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