1117 Reginita

Infobox Planet | discovery= yes | physical_characteristics = yes | bgcolour=#FFFFC0
name=1117 Reginitacite web | title="JPL Small-Body Database Browser" | url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1117 | accessdate= October 9 | accessyear= 2007 ]
discoverer=J. Comas Solá at Barcelona
discovered=May 24, 1927
epoch=October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
semimajor=2.2473736 AU
perihelion=1.8031807 AU
aphelion=2.6915665 AU
eccentricity=0.1976498
period=1230.5842435 d (3.37 a)
inclination=4.33929°
asc_node=147.25707°
arg_peri=150.77487°
mean_anomaly=273.14208°
dimensions=
rotation=2.946 h
abs_magnitude=11.9
albedo=

1117 Reginita is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solá on May 29, 1927 at Barcelona, Spain. Its provisional designation was 1927 KA. It was named in honor of the niece of its observer. [cite book |last= Schmadel |first= Lutz D. |title= Dictionary of Minor Planet Names |publisher= Springer |year= 2003 |isbn= 3540002383 ] It completes one revolution around the Sun approximately once every 3 years and completes one rotation once every 3 hours.

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