1247 Memoria
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | M. Laugier |
| Discovery site | Uccle Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 August 1932 |
| Designations | |
| (1247) Memoria | |
| Pronunciation | /mɪˈmɔːriə/ |
Named after | memoria (Latin for memory; remembrance) |
| 1932 QA · 1927 UL 1931 JU · 1936 FN A905 WA | |
| main-belt · (outer) Themis | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 112.03 yr (40,920 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6792 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.5851 AU |
| 3.1321 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1747 |
| 5.54 yr (2,025 days) | |
| 130.45° | |
| 0° 10m 40.08s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.7780° |
| 161.73° | |
| 139.43° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 35.97±1.9 km 38.906±0.174 km |
| 0.078±0.014 0.0846±0.009 | |
| Tholen = CXF B–V = 0.680 U–B = 0.290 | |
| 10.52 | |
1247 Memoria, provisional designation 1932 QA, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 37 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by Marguerite Laugier at Uccle Observatory in 1932, who later named it Memoria in memory of her pleasant stay at the discovering observatory.