(1049) Gotho

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Asteroid
(1049) Gotho
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.0980  AU
eccentricity 0.1297
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6961 AU - 3.4999 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.077 °
Sidereal period 5,453 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.92 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 50.68 km
Albedo 0.011
Absolute brightness 10.32 mag
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1925
Another name 1925 RB, A908 DD
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(1049) Gotho is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 14, 1925 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth , who worked at the observatory on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named with a German male first name that is not assigned to a specific person.

See also