1275 Cimbria

1275 Cimbria

Discovery [1]
Discovered by	K. Reinmuth
Discovery site	Heidelberg Obs.
Discovery date	30 November 1932
Designations
MPC designation	1275 Cimbria
Named after	Cimbri[2]
Alternative names	1932 WG · 1949 QL2 A914 TG
Minor planet category	main-belt
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	83.23 yr (30401 days)
Aphelion	3.1310 AU (468.39 Gm)
Perihelion	2.2277 AU (333.26 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.6794 AU (400.83 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16856
Orbital period	4.39 yr (1602.0 d)
Mean anomaly	54.211°
Mean motion	0° 13^m 28.992^s / day
Inclination	12.877°
Longitude of ascending node	188.56°
Argument of perihelion	196.83°
Earth MOID	1.23237 AU (184.360 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.32739 AU (348.173 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.321
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	28.7 km
Mean radius	14.325±2.2 km
Rotation period	5.65 h (0.235 d)
Geometric albedo	0.1109±0.044
Spectral type	B–V = 0.698 U–B = 0.304 Tholen = X
Absolute magnitude (H)	10.72

1275 Cimbria, provisional designation 1932 WG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 30, 1932, by astronomer Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The X-type asteroid measures about 29 kilometers in diameter.^[1]

Named for the Cimbri people encountered by the Romans in Noricum. At first victorious, they were destroyed by Marius in 101 B.C. (see Cimbrian War).^[2]

References

1. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1275 Cimbria (1932 WG)" (2015-09-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1275) Cimbria. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 105. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

External links

• Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
• 1275 Cimbria at the JPL Small-Body Database
  
  • Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters