1136 Mercedes
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1136 Mercedes is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun
. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solá
on October 30, 1929 in Barcelona
, Spain
. It was named for the sister-in-law of the discoverer. Its provisional designation was 1929 UA.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
. Approximately 25 kilometers in diameter, it makes a revolution around the Sun once every 4 years. It was discovered by Josep Comas Solá
Josep Comas Solá
Josep Comas i Solà was a Catalan Spanish astronomer.He observed planets including Mars and Saturn, measuring the period of rotation of the latter...
on October 30, 1929 in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It was named for the sister-in-law of the discoverer. Its provisional designation was 1929 UA.