715 Transvaalia
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715 Transvaalia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Transvaalia |
| Designation | 1911 LX |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | H. E. Wood |
| Discovery date | April 22, 1911 |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.086 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.768 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.530 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 3.005 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.604 a |
| Inclination (i) | 13.813° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 46.316° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 300.028° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 55.908° |
715 Transvaalia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
The object 1911 LX discovered April 22, 1911 by H. E. Wood was named 715 Transvaalia. On April 23, 1920, the object 1920 GZ was discovered and named 933 Susi. In 1928 it was realized that these were one and the same object. The name Transvaalia was kept, and the name and number 933 Susi was reused for the object 1927 CH discovered February 10, 1927 by Karl Reinmuth.
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