1232 Cortusa

1232 Cortusa
Discovery[1]
Discovered by K. Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date 10 October 1931
Designations
MPC designation 1232 Cortusa
Named after
Cortusa[2]
1931 TF2 · 1930 OH
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 85.33 yr (31167 days)
Aphelion 3.6116 AU (540.29 Gm)
Perihelion 2.7571 AU (412.46 Gm)
3.1844 AU (476.38 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.13418
5.68 yr (2075.5 d)
106.16°
 10m 24.42s / day
Inclination 10.357°
261.23°
340.15°
Earth MOID 1.7464 AU (261.26 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.45348 AU (217.438 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.159
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 33.13 km
Mean radius
16.565±1.15 km
25.16 h (1.048 d)
0.1339±0.021
10.3

    1232 Cortusa, provisional designation 1931 TF2, is a main-belt asteroid, about 33 kilometers in diameter, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory on 10 October 1931.[1]

    The asteroid was named after Cortusa, a species of plant in the primrose family.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1232 Cortusa (1931 TF2)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1232) Cortusa. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 102. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

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