(1229) Tilia
Asteroid (1229) Tilia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Themis family |
Major semi-axis | 3.2311 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1567 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7249 AU - 3.7374 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.02 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.808 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.57 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 27.64 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.084 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | ? H |
Absolute brightness | 11,317 likes |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | October 9, 1931 |
Another name | 1931 TP 1 , 1951 AC, 1975 FP |
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. |
(1229) Tilia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 9, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the linden tree.
The initials of the asteroids with the numbers 1227 to 1234, which were all discovered by Reinmuth, together form G STRACKE , the name of the German astronomer and calculator of asteroid orbits Gustav Stracke , who had asked that no asteroid should be named after him (see there).