1217 Maximiliana

Maximiliana

Discovery
Discovered by	E. Delporte
Discovery site	Uccle
Discovery date	13 March 1932
Designations
MPC designation	1217
Named after	Max Wolf
Alternative names	1932 EC
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	90.14 yr (32922 days)
Aphelion	2.7154723 AU (406.22887 Gm)
Perihelion	1.9906289 AU (297.79384 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.353051 AU (352.0114 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.1540221
Orbital period	3.61 yr (1318.4 d)
Mean anomaly	87.193831°
Mean motion	0° 16^m 23.014^s / day
Inclination	5.153599°
Longitude of ascending node	148.43662°
Argument of perihelion	91.41644°
Earth MOID	0.986296 AU (147.5478 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.30151 AU (344.301 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.535
Physical characteristics
Rotation period	3.1987 h (0.13328 d)
Apparent magnitude	14.39 to 18.13[2]
Absolute magnitude (H)	12.6

1217 Maximiliana (1932 EC) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1932, by E. Delporte at Uccle. It was later named in honour after Max Wolf, the founder and director of the Observatory at Heidelberg.^[3]

In 1932 there were 188 minor planets discovered.^[4]

Asteroid 1217 Maximiliana (apparent magnitude 15.9) near spiral galaxy NGC 521 (magnitude 13).

References

1. "1217 Maximiliana (1932 EC)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
2. Magnitudes generated with JPL Horizons for the years 1950 through 2100
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol. 93, p.269

External links

• Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Ephemeris
• 1217 Maximiliana at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters