(1322) Coppernicus
Asteroid (1322) Coppernicus |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.4231 AU |
eccentricity | 0.2345 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8549 AU - 2.9912 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 23.348 ° |
Sidereal period | 3,772 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 19.13 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 12.2 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.160 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 3.967 h |
Absolute brightness | 12,399 mag |
Spectral class | S. |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | 1934 |
Another name | 1934 LA |
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. |
(1322) Coppernicus is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on June 15, 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The name is derived from the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus . The spelling preferred by his biographer Leopold Prowe was chosen.