(2249) Yamamoto

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Asteroid
(2249) Yamamoto
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  September 30, 2012 ( JD 2,456,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1852  AU
eccentricity 0.0866
Perihelion - aphelion 2.9093 AU - 3.4612 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.0932 °
Sidereal period 5.68 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 44.71 km (± 3.1)
Albedo 0.0352
Absolute brightness 11.0 mag
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery April 6, 1942
Another name 1942 GA, 1932 PK, 1949 OX, 1968 WA, 1971 HY, 1972 RM, 1976 GX 5 , 1978 RJ 5
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(2249) Yamamoto is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on April 6, 1942 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory in Heidelberg-Königstuhl ( IAU code 024) in Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the Japanese astronomer Yamamoto Issei (1889-1959), who was the first president of the Astronomical Society (天文 同好 会, Tenmon Dōkōkai) and director of the Kwasan Observatory in Kyoto .

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