(1420) Radcliffe
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Asteroid (1420) Radcliffe |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.7475 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0787 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5313 AU - 2.9637 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 3.941 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,554 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.97 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 21 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | 4.792 h |
| Absolute brightness | 12.0 mag |
| Spectral class | X |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | September 14, 1931 |
| Another name | 1931 RJ, 1931 TF, 1963 VB |
| 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. | |
(1420) Radcliffe is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 14 September 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg was discovered.
The name of the asteroid was chosen in honor of the class of 1912 at Radcliffe College , Cambridge, Massachusetts.