(1233) Kobresia

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Asteroid
(1233) Kobresia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 2.5554  AU
eccentricity 0.0570
Perihelion - aphelion 2.4098 AU - 2.7011 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.606 °
Sidereal period 4,085 a
Mean orbital velocity 18.63 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 33.50 km
Albedo 0.047
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11,597 likes
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery October 10, 1931
Another name 1931 TG 2 , 1927 TB, 1954 EG
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(1233) Kobresia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 10, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the plant genus Kobresia , which belongs to the sour grasses .

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).

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