(1556) Wingolfia
Asteroid (1556) Wingolfia |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 3.4188 AU |
eccentricity | 0.1174 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 3.0173 AU - 3.8202 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 15.768 ° |
Sidereal period | 6,321 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 16.109 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 28.65 km |
Dimensions | ? | kg
Albedo | 0.1297 |
Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
Rotation period | 10.0 h |
Absolute brightness | 10.298 mag |
Spectral class | M. |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | January 14, 1942 |
Another name | 1942 AA, 1973 AQ 2 |
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(1556) Wingolfia is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 14, 1942 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after the Christian student union Heidelberger Wingolf (see also Wingolfsbund ).