(1228) Scabiosa

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Asteroid
(1228) Scabiosa
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Agnia family
Major semi-axis 2.7697  AU
eccentricity 0.0387
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6624 AU - 2.8769 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 3.287 °
Sidereal period 4,609 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.90 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 15 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.5 likes
Spectral class S.
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery 1931
Another name 1931 TU, 1949 QO, 1954 F
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(1228) Scabiosa is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 5, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the scabiosa genus .

The initials of the asteroids with the numbers 1227 to 1234, all of which were discovered by Reinmuth, together form G STRACKE , the name of the German astronomer and calculator of asteroid orbits Gustav Stracke , who asked that no asteroid should be named after him (see there).

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