1318 Nerina
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | C. Jackson |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 24 March 1934 |
| Designations | |
| (1318) Nerina | |
| Pronunciation | /nɪˈraɪnɑː/ |
Named after | Nerine (flowering plant) |
| 1934 FG · 1955 FA | |
| main-belt · (inner) Phocaea | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 84.16 yr (30,740 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.7778 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.8368 AU |
| 2.3073 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2039 |
| 3.50 yr (1,280 d) | |
| 346.11° | |
| 0° 16m 52.32s / day | |
| Inclination | 24.663° |
| 358.33° | |
| 196.24° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 10.68±0.72 km 13.02±0.6 km 13.272±0.213 km | |
| 2.5280±0.0005 h | |
| 0.176±0.023 0.1811 0.269 | |
| M · S (assumed) X (S3OS2-TH) Xe (S3OS2-BB) | |
| 11.90 12.20 | |
1318 Nerina (/nɪˈraɪnɑː/), provisional designation 1934 FG, is a Phocaea asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers (8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 March 1934, by South African astronomer Cyril Jackson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg. The possibly metallic X-type asteroid has a notably short rotation period of 2.5 hours. It was named for the flowering plant Nerine, also known as "Guernsey lily" or "Jersey lily".