2942 Cordie
Appearance
Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
Discovery site | Heidelberg Obs. |
Discovery date | 29 January 1932 |
Designations | |
2942 Cordie | |
Named after | Cordie Robinson[2] |
1932 BG · 1936 KF 1976 GS6 · 1982 BG2 | |
main-belt | |
Orbital characteristics [1] | |
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 84.04 yr (30694 days) |
Aphelion | 2.5835 AU (386.49 Gm) |
Perihelion | 1.8949 AU (283.47 Gm) |
2.2392 AU (334.98 Gm) | |
Eccentricity | 0.15375 |
3.35 yr (1223.9 d) | |
268.23° | |
0° 17m 38.94s / day | |
Inclination | 6.8184° |
116.41° | |
154.69° | |
Earth MOID | 0.879641 AU (131.5924 Gm) |
Jupiter MOID | 2.51438 AU (376.146 Gm) |
TJupiter | 3.611 |
Physical characteristics | |
80.0 h (3.33 d) | |
13.0 | |
2942 Cordie, provisional designation 1932 BG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. The asteroid has a long rotation period of roughly 80 hours.[1]
It is named after of Cordula "Cordie" Astrid Robinson, planetary geologist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 2942 Cordie (1932 BG)" (2015-04-10 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2942) Cordie. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 242. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Pravec, P.; Wolf, M.; Sarounova, L. (2006) http://www.asu.cas.cz/~ppravec/neo.htm
- Pray, D.P.; Kusnirak, P.; Galad, A.; Vilagi, J.; et al. (2007) Minor Planet Bul. 34, 44-46.
External links
- Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, Google books
- 2942 Cordie at the JPL Small-Body Database