1232 Cortusa
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
| Discovery date | 10 October 1931 |
| Designations | |
| 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) |
| TJupiter | 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
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1232 Cortusa (1931 TF2)" (2015-08-14 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b 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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