(1443) Ruppina
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Asteroid (1443) Ruppina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9379 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0584 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7664 AU - 3.1093 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 1.928 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.036 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.38 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 16 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.0 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
| Date of discovery | December 29, 1937 |
| Another name | 1937 YG, 1931 TX 3 |
| 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. | |
(1443) Ruppina is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on December 29, 1937 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth , who worked at the observatory on the Königstuhl near Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the city of Neuruppin in Germany, the birthplace of the astronomer Martin Ebell .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Lutz Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names , Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3