715 Transvaalia Explained

Minorplanet:yes
Background:
  1. D6D6D6
715 Transvaalia
Mpc Name:(715) Transvaalia
Pronounced:[1]
Alt Names:1911 LX
Discovered:22 April 1911
Epoch:31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Eccentricity:0.082430
Semimajor:2.7706AU
Perihelion:2.5422AU
Aphelion:2.9989abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Period:4.61 yr (1684.4 d)
Inclination:13.808°
Asc Node:46.109°
Arg Peri:299.865°
Mean Motion: / day
Orbit Ref:[2]
Observation Arc:104.91 yr (38318 d)
Uncertainty:0
Abs Magnitude:10.1
Rotation:11.83abbr=onNaNabbr=on
Mean Radius: km

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. It was named after Transvaal, former province of South Africa. 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. 715 Transvaalia has been observed to occult two stars, both events in 2022.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Transvaal . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322184425/https://www.lexico.com/definition/transvaal . dead . 22 March 2020 . Lexico UK English Dictionary . Oxford University Press., stress per
  2. Web site: 715 Transvaalia (1911 LX) . . . 5 May 2016.