(1234) Elyna
Asteroid (1234) Elyna |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Asteroid family | Eos family |
Major semi-axis | 3.0112 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0937 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 2.729 AU - 3.2935 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.523 ° |
Sidereal period | 5.225 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 17.16 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 25.70 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.067 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 17.6 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.68 likes |
Spectral class | K |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | October 18, 1931 |
Another name | 1931 UF, 1933 BN |
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. |
(1234) Elyna is an asteroid of the main belt , which was discovered on October 18, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is after the sedges counting plant genus of kobresia named.
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).