(1322) Coppernicus
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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.