| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | H. E. Wood |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 22 April 1911 |
| Designations | |
| (715) Transvaalia | |
| Pronunciation | /trænzˈvɑːliə/[1] |
| 1911 LX | |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 104.91 yr (38318 d) |
| Aphelion | 2.9989 AU (448.63 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.5422 AU (380.31 Gm) |
| 2.7706 AU (414.48 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.082430 |
| 4.61yr (1684.4d) | |
| 192.37° | |
| 0° 12m 49.392s / day | |
| Inclination | 13.808° |
| 46.109° | |
| 299.865° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 14.275±1.15km | |
| 11.83 h (0.493 d) | |
| 0.2606±0.048 | |
| 10.1 | |
715 Transvaalia is aminor planet orbiting theSun.
The object 1911 LX discovered April 22, 1911, byH. E. Wood was named 715 Transvaalia. It was named afterTransvaal, former province ofSouth Africa. On April 23, 1920, the object 1920 GZ was discovered and named933 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, byKarl Reinmuth. 715 Transvaalia has been observed tooccult two stars, both events in 2022.
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