(1048) Feodosia

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Asteroid
(1048) Feodosia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.7334  AU
eccentricity 0.1799
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2416 AU - 3.2251 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.806 °
Sidereal period 4,519 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.02 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 70.16 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.0452
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 10.46 h
Absolute brightness 9,522 likes
Spectral class C.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1924
Another name 1924 TP, 1942 XP, 1959 SK
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(1048) Feodosia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on November 29, 1924 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the city of Feodosia in Crimea at the suggestion of I. Putilin , who calculated the orbit .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 4th edition. Springer, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-540-66292-8 .