(1178) Irmela

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Asteroid
(1178) Irmela
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.6796  AU
eccentricity 0.1836
Perihelion - aphelion 2.1876 AU - 3.1716 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 6.952 °
Sidereal period 4,386 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.20 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 19.10 km
Albedo 0.092
Rotation period 19,170 h
Absolute brightness 11,939 likes
history
Explorer M. Wolf
Date of discovery March 13, 1931
Another name 1931 EC, 1940 GC, 1962 JD
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(1178) Irmela is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 13, 1931 by the German astronomer Max Wolf in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after Irmela Ruska , b. Geigis (1917–2009), the wife of the German Nobel Prize in Physics, Ernst Ruska , whose maternal uncle was Max Wolf.

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