1225 Ariane [SEP] discoverer or inventor
1225 Ariane
1225 Ariane, provisional designation , is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 23 April 1930, by Dutch astronomer Hendrik van Gent at the Leiden Southern Station, annex to the Johannesburg Observatory in South Africa.
Orbit and characterization.
"Ariane" orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.4 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,219 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.07 and an inclination of
- Simca Ariane, a French car by Simca, 1957–1963
- Ariane (automobile), a French car by Automobiles Ariane, 1907
- Ariane, racing motorcycles made by
- French ship "Ariane", the name of several French ships
Other uses.
- Ariane (apple), an apple cultivar
- Ariane (rocket family), European rockets operated by Arianespace
- 1225 Ariane, an asteroid
- Tour Ariane (Ariane Tower), an office building west of Paris
See