1232 Cortusa
Discovery [1] | |
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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° | |
0° 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 | ±1.15 16.565km |
25.16 h (1.048 d) | |
±0.021 0.1339 | |
10.3 | |
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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 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1232 Cortusa (1931 TF2)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- 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.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 1232 Cortusa at the JPL Small-Body Database
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