(1346) Gotha
Asteroid (1346) Gotha |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eunomia family |
Major semi-axis | 2.6280 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1776 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.1613 AU - 3.0946 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 13.854 ° |
Sidereal period | 4,260 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 18.373 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 15.1 km |
Albedo | 0.243 |
Rotation period | 11.19 h |
Absolute brightness | 11.25 likes |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | February 2, 1929 |
Another name | 1929 CY, 1931 RC 1 , 1952 OC |
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. |
(1346) Gotha is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on February 2, 1929 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The name of the asteroid is derived from the Thuringian city of Gotha , the location of the historic Seeberg observatory .