1517 Beograd

1517 Beograd
Discovery
Discovered byM. B. Protić
Discovery siteBelgrade Obs.
Discovery date20 March 1938
Designations
(1517) Beograd
Named after
Belgrade (capital city)
1938 FD · 1931 VF
1934 JF · 1935 ST
1942 CD · 1952 JG
1952 KM1 · 1971 VT
1978 EW6
main-belt · (middle)
Padua
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc85.34 yr (31,171 days)
Aphelion2.8392 AU
Perihelion2.5935 AU
2.7164 AU
Eccentricity0.0452
4.48 yr (1,635 days)
159.08°
0° 13m 12.72s / day
Inclination5.2774°
63.889°
231.89°
Physical characteristics
Dimensions30.97±9.33 km
36.16±1.9 km (IRAS:20)
37.90±0.48 km
39.524±0.219 km
42.003±0.213 km
6.943±0.004 h
6.9490±0.0006 h
0.0364±0.0021
0.045±0.001
0.0491±0.005 (IRAS:20)
0.050±0.006
0.07±0.03
SMASS = X · P · X
11.1 · 11.23±0.66

    1517 Beograd, provisional designation 1938 FD, is a dark Paduan asteroid from the central region of the asteroid belt, approximately 36 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 March 1938, by Serbian astronomer Milorad Protić at Belgrade Astronomical Observatory in Serbia. It is named after the city Belgrade.