1284 Latvia

1284 Latvia
Discovery
Discovered byK. Reinmuth
Discovery siteHeidelberg Obs.
Discovery date27 July 1933
Designations
(1284) Latvia
Named after
Latvia (Republic of Latvia)
1933 OP · 1925 WK
1931 DW · 1933 QP
1950 RL
main-belt · (middle)
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 16 February 2017 (JD 2457800.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc83.45 yr (30,481 days)
Aphelion3.0967 AU
Perihelion2.1952 AU
2.6459 AU
Eccentricity0.1704
4.30 yr (1,572 days)
78.834°
0° 13m 44.4s / day
Inclination10.874°
302.96°
114.40°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions33.27±7.09 km
36.81±1.2 km (IRAS:18)
41.128±0.457 km
41.47±0.52 km
45.19±0.74 km
47.255±0.627 km
9.55±0.01 h
9.552±0.001 h
9.644±0.002 h
18 h
0.0634±0.0058
0.069±0.011
0.083±0.003
0.1045±0.007 (IRAS:18)
0.13±0.06
B–V = 0.768
U–B = 0.353
T (Tholen), L (SMASS) · L
10.20±0.17 · 10.23 · 10.24

    1284 Latvia, provisional designation 1933 OP, is a rare-type asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt, approximately 37 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 27 July 1933, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory in southern Germany, and named after the Republic of Latvia.