1390 Abastumani
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Shajn, P. |
| Discovery site | Simeis (094) |
| Discovery date | October 3, 1935 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1390 |
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Named after
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Abastumani |
| 1935 TA | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5272033 |
| Perihelion | 3.3429259 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0268230 |
| 2325.4167534 | |
| 154.58115 | |
| Inclination | 19.98095 |
| 29.27371 | |
| 333.46375 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 102 km[1] |
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Sidereal rotation period
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17.1 hr[1] |
| 0.0298[1] | |
| P[1] | |
| 9.40[1] | |
1390 Abastumani (1935 TA) is an outer main belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1935, by Shajn, P. at Simeis (094). It is named after the spa town of Abastumani, Georgia. It is one of the last outer main belt asteroids discovered that is ~100+ km in diameter. The asteroid is roughly 102 km in diameter and is a P-type asteroid with a dark albedo.[1] 1269 Rollandia was discovered in 1930 and 1902 Shaposhnikov was discovered in 1972.
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