(2444) Lederle

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Asteroid
(2444) Lederle
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Middle main belt
Major semi-axis 2.7281 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.132 ± 0.0005
Perihelion - aphelion 2.368 ± 0.0013 AU - 3.0882 ± 0.0002 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 15.1217 ± 0.0458 °
Length of the ascending node 286.1203 ± 0.2113 °
Argument of the periapsis 142.2336 ± 0.2965 °
Time of passage of the perihelion March 7, 2019
Sidereal period 4.51 a ± 0.1204 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 29.925 ± 0.153 km
Albedo 0.050 ± 0.011
Rotation period 17.85 h
Absolute brightness 11.8 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: C
history
Explorer Nazi stateNazi state Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery February 5, 1934
Another name 1934 CD ; 1975 DC; 1975 GO 1
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(2444) Lederle ( 1934 CD ; 1975 DC ; 1975 GO 1 ) is an approximately thirty kilometers large asteroid of the central main belt , which was discovered on February 5, 1934 by the German (then Nazi state ) astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg- Königstuhl was discovered on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024).

designation

(2444) Lederle was named after the astronomer Trudpert Lederle (1922–2002) who worked at the Astronomical Computing Institute from 1942 . He was mainly engaged in star catalogs and researched the movement of the asteroid (1036) Ganymede .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp.  186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 12, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1934 CD. Discovered 1934 Feb. 5 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. "