(1382) Gerti

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Asteroid
(1382) Gerti
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.2197  AU
eccentricity 0.1319
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9268 AU - 2.5125 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 1.563 °
Sidereal period 3,307 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.99 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 9.9 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.18
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 3.082 h
Absolute brightness 12,018 mag
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery January 21, 1925
Another name 1925 BB, 1929 LH, 1933 UL 1
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(1382) Gerti is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 21, 1925 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Gertrud Höhne , the then secretary of the Astronomical Computing Institute in Berlin.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 4th edition. Springer, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-540-66292-8 .