(1096) Reunerta

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Asteroid
(1096) Reunerta
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6005  AU
eccentricity 0.1928
Perihelion - aphelion 2.0991 AU - 3.1018 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 9.489 °
Sidereal period 4,194 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.47 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 45.84 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.064
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 13.031 h
Absolute brightness 10,638 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer H. E. Wood
Date of discovery 1928
Another name 1928 OB
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items.

(1096) Reunerta is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 21st July 1928 by the South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after a friend of the discoverer, the engineer and supporter of the Union Observatory, Theodore Reunert .

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