1112 Polonia

Infobox Planet | discovery= yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=1112 Polonia [cite web | title="JPL Small-Body Database Browser" | url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1112 | accessdate= October 9 | accessyear= 2007 ]
discoverer=Shajn, P. at Simeis
discovered=August 15, 1928
epoch=October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
semimajor=3.0208771 AU)
perihelion=2.7137143 AU
aphelion=3.3280399 AU
eccentricity=0.10168
period=1917.7766065 d (5.25 a)
inclination=8.9967°
asc_node=302.98816°
arg_peri=86.79190°
mean_anomaly=334.05843°
dimensions=35.76 km
rotation=
abs_magnitude=10.05
albedo=0.1319

1112 Polonia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn on August 15, 1928 at Simeis. It was independently discovered on the same day by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin. Its provisional designation was 1928 PE. It was named for the country of Poland; Polonia is the Latin name. [cite book |last= Schmadel |first= Lutz D. |title= Dictionary of Minor Planet Names |publisher= Springer |year= 2003 |isbn= 3540002383 ]

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