(1240) Centenaria
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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 ).