(14080) Heppenheim

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Asteroid
(14080) Heppenheim
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  December 9, 2014 ( JD 2,457,000.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.3659  AU
eccentricity 0.0849
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1649 AU - 2.5668 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.5108 °
Length of the ascending node 28.9465 °
Argument of the periapsis 128.3754 °
Sidereal period 3.64 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.36 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.8 mag
history
Explorer Starkenburg observatory
Date of discovery April 1, 1997
Another name 1997 GB
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(14080) Heppenheim is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on April 1, 1997 by the Starkenburg-Sternwarte eV team . The celestial body was named on July 26, 2000 after the location of the observatory, Heppenheim in southern Hesse . (14080) Heppenheim was the first minor planet to be discovered here.

Official laudation:

(14080) Heppenheim = 1997 GB

Discovered 1997 Apr. 1 at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. The beautiful city of Heppenheim, with its medieval old town that was first mentioned in the year 755, is situated in a traditional wine-growing region of southwestern Germany. On a hill above the city the ruins of the Starkenburg castle dominate the picturesque scenery.

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