(1240) Centenaria
Asteroid (1240) Centenaria |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.8713 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1716 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.3785 AU - 3.3641 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 10.151 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,865 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.58 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 58.84 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.067 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 9,888 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | R. Schorr |
Date of discovery | February 5, 1932 |
Another name | 1932 CD, 1930 VA, 1930 XG |
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. |
(1240) Centenaria is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 5, 1932 by the German astronomer Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr in Hamburg-Bergedorf .
The name of the asteroid was chosen on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the Hamburg observatory ( Centesima : Latin for the hundredth ).