(1557) Roehla

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Asteroid
(1557) Roehla
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Asteroid family Eos family
Major semi-axis 3.0145  AU
eccentricity 0.1036
Perihelion - aphelion 2.7021 AU - 3.3269 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 10.304 °
Sidereal period 5.234 a
Mean orbital velocity 17.15 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 19 km
Albedo ?
Rotation period ? H
Absolute brightness 11.4 mag
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery January 14, 1942
Another name 1942 AD, 1930 YS, 1095 RF 1
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.

(1557) Roehla is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 14, 1942 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg .

The asteroid is named after the German-Swedish doctor Lars Ruehl in Heidelberg, out of gratitude for the health of the discoverer.

See also