(1440) Rostia

Asteroid (1440) Rostia
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family	Themis family
Major semi-axis	3.1452 AU
eccentricity	0.2002
Perihelion - aphelion	2.5157 AU - 3.7748 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane	2.288 °
Sidereal period	5,578 a
Mean orbital velocity	16.79 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter	14 km
Dimensions	? kg
Albedo	?
Medium density	? g / cm³
Rotation period	? H
Absolute brightness	12,417 mag
Spectral class	?
history
Explorer	K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery	October 11, 1937
Another name	1937 TF, 1954 YA
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(1440) Rostia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on October 11, 1937 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .

The Small Planet 1440 [1937 TF] was at the suggestion of Otto popular name Rostia in honor of Würzburg mathematician Georg rust , the builder of the observatory of the University of Würzburg , which in the bombing of Würzburg on March 16, 1945 was destroyed .

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