(1044) Teutonia

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Asteroid
(1044) Teutonia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5747  AU
eccentricity 0.1444
Perihelion - aphelion 2.2029 AU - 2.9465 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 4.262 °
Sidereal period 4.131 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.56 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 15.2 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.334
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 10.67 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1924
Another name 1924 RO, 1929 RP, 1958 RG
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.

(1044) Teutonia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on May 10, 1924 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the Teuton people at the suggestion of Gustav Stracke .

See also