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1158 Luda is an asteroid located in the asteroid belt, orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on August 31, 1929, by Grigory Neujmin at the Simeiz Observatory. The object carries the provisional designations 1929 QF, 1954 UQ1, 1958 TG1, and 1972 GC. Its name honors Lyudmila.
Physical measurements indicate a diameter of 18.636 km and an albedo of 0.2329, with a rotation period of 6.863 hours. The absolute magnitude is listed as 10.93. Orbital parameters include a semi-major axis of 2.5648495, an eccentricity of 0.1137871070199107, and an inclination of 14.82861. The periapsis is 2.2762849 and the apoapsis is 2.855051289431275. The orbital period is 1499.049656495606.
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Small body data
1158 Luda (1929 QF)
- Orbit class
- Main-belt Asteroid
- Diameter
- 18.636 km
- Albedo
- 0.221
- Rotation period
- 6.863 h
- Absolute magnitude
- 10.920 H
- Earth MOID
- 1.310 AU
via NASA/JPL Small-Body Database
Key facts
- Discovered by
- G. Neujmin
- Discovery site
- Simeiz Obs.
- Discovery date
- 31 August 1929
- Named after
- Ludmilla Neujmin, (discoverer's sister)
- Alternative designations
- 1929 QF · 1954 UQ 1 , 1958 TG 1 · 1972 GC
- Minor planet category
- main-belt · Maria · Eunomia
- Observation arc
- 87.27 yr (31,876 days)
- Aphelion
- 2.8532 AU
- Perihelion
- 2.2742 AU
- Semi major axis
- 2.5637 AU
- Orbital period sidereal
- 4.11 yr (1,499 days)
- Mean anomaly
- 56.051 °
- Mean motion
- 0° 14 24.36 / day
- Inclination
- 14.834°
- Longitude of ascending node
- 344.74°
- Argument of perihelion
- 56.226°
- Dimensions
- 18.636 ± 0.207 km , 18.70 ± 0.48 km , 19.06 ± 0.8 km ( IRAS :8) , 20.596 ± 0.130 km
- Synodic rotation period
- 6.86 ± 0.01 h , 6.863 ± 0.005 h , 6.870 ± 0.005 h , 6.90 ± 0.01 h , 7.44 h
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
1158 Luda, provisional designation 1929 QF, is a stony asteroid from the middle regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 31 August 1929, by Soviet astronomer Grigory Neujmin at Simeiz Observatory on the Crimean peninsula. It was named after Ludmilla Neujmin, the sister of the discoverer.
Orbit and classification
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