(1234) Elyna

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Asteroid
(1234) Elyna
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 ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
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
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(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).

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