(1556) Wingolfia
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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 |
| 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. | |
(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 ).