(1815) Beethoven

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Asteroid
(1815) Beethoven
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1671  AU
eccentricity 0.1794
Perihelion - aphelion 2.599 AU - 3.7353 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 2.729 °
Sidereal period 5,636 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.74 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 30.36 km
Albedo 0.055
Absolute brightness 11,086 likes
history
Explorer K. Reinmuth
Date of discovery January 27, 1932
Another name 1932 CE 1 • 1938 EP • 1952 SO
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(1815) Beethoven is an asteroid in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter . It has a diameter of 30 kilometers and was discovered on January 27, 1932 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory at the University of Heidelberg .

The asteroid was named after the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven .

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