(1120) Cannonia Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 September 1928 by P. F. Shajn at Simeis.
Where Cannonia is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Cannonia is 2.39 au from the Sun and 3.12 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1120 |
| Provisional designation | 1928 RV |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.2 km (#5,000 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.129 |
| Rotation period | 3.82 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.11 |
| Orbital period | 3.30 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.22 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.87 – 2.56 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.156 |
| Inclination | 4.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.873 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 11 September 1928
More named asteroids discovered by P. F. Shajn
- (1112) Polonia
- (1113) Katja
- (1121) Natascha
- (1369) Ostanina
- (1387) Kama
- (1390) Abastumani
- (1475) Yalta
- (1610) Mirnaya
- (1648) Shajna
- (1654) Bojeva
- (1735) ITA
- (1954) Kukarkin
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