| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 August 1921 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | (954) Li |
| 1921 JU | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 109.65 yr (40051 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.6711 AU (549.19 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5915 AU (387.68 Gm) |
Semi-major axis | 3.1313 AU (468.44 Gm) |
| Eccentricity | 0.17239 |
| 5.54 yr (2023.9 d) | |
| 34.454° | |
| 0° 10m 40.332s / day | |
| Inclination | 1.1694° |
| 163.235° | |
| 151.503° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 29.015±0.65 km |
| 7.207 h (0.3003 d) | |
| 0.0555±0.003 | |
| 9.94 | |
954 Li is a Themistian asteroid.
It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in 1921 and was named after his wife Lina Alstede Reinmuth, who also had 955 Alstede named after her.
It has the second-shortest name of any minor planet, bested only by 85 Io.
References
- ^ "954 Li (1921 JU)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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