(1950) Wempe
Asteroid (1950) Wempe |
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Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
Major semi-axis | 2.1784 AU |
eccentricity | 0.0840 |
Perihelion - aphelion | 1.9953 AU - 2.3615 AU |
Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.223 ° |
Sidereal period | 3.215 a |
Mean orbital velocity | 20.18 km / s |
Physical Properties | |
Medium diameter | 10 km |
Albedo | ? |
Rotation period | 16.787 h |
Absolute brightness | 13,062 mag |
Spectral class | ? |
history | |
Explorer | K. Reinmuth |
Date of discovery | 1942 |
Another name | 1942 EO, 1968 HH 1 |
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(1950) Wempe is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on March 23, 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 German astronomer Johann Wempe .