(1018) Arnolda

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Asteroid
(1018) Arnolda
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5425  AU
eccentricity 0.2459
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9173 AU - 3.1678 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 7.656 °
Sidereal period 4,054 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.68 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 16.42 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.3701
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 11.97 h
Absolute brightness 10,893 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery March 3, 1924
Another name 1924 QM, 1926 VK, 1952 BV 1
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(1018) Arnolda is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 3, 1924 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

On the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1933, the asteroid was named after Arnold Berliner , the then editor of the journal Die Naturwissenschaften .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz Schmadel Dictionary of minor planet names 5th edition, Springer Verlag, Berlin / Heidelberg 2003, p. 74, ISBN 3-540-00238-3