(6145) Riemenschneider

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Asteroid
(6145) Riemenschneider
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  June 27, 2015 ( JD 2,457,200.5)
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Hertha family
Major semi-axis 2.4251  AU
eccentricity 0.1911
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9618 AU - 2.8885 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.1122 °
Length of the ascending node 33.6257 °
Argument of the periapsis 12.2861 °
Sidereal period 3.78 a
Mean orbital velocity 19.12 km / s
Physical Properties
Absolute brightness 14.5 mag
history
Explorer Cornelis Johannes van Houten ,
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld ,
Tom Gehrels
Date of discovery September 26, 1960
Another name 2630 PL , 1979 TP 2 , 1979 WB 1
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.

(6145) Riemenschneider is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on September 26, 1960 by the Dutch astronomer couple Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld . The discovery came about as part of the Palomar-Leiden survey , during which Tom Gehrels examined field plates recorded at the University of Leiden with the 120 cm Oschin Schmidt telescope of the Palomar observatory .

The asteroid belongs to the Nysa group, a group of asteroids named after (44) Nysa, which is also known as the Hertha family (after (135) Hertha ).

(6145) Riemenschneider was named after the German carver and sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider (around 1460–1531), who was one of the most important of his guild at the transition from the late Gothic to the Renaissance .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The family affiliation of (6145) Riemenschneider in the AstDyS-2 database (English)

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