(20512) Rothenberg
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Asteroid (20512) Rothenberg |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Eos family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.0615 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0876 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7932 AU - 3.3298 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 8.5547 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.36 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.03 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 13.5 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer | André Knöfel |
| Date of discovery | September 10, 1999 |
| Another name | 1999 RW32 |
| 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. | |
(20512) Rothenberg is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt that was discovered on September 10, 1999 by the German amateur astronomer André Knöfel at the Drebach observatory.
The celestial body was named in March 2001 after Eckehard Rothenberg (* 1938), the former technical director of the Archenhold observatory in Berlin-Treptow. The provisional designation was 1999 RW32. Rothenberg was the long-time leader of the Youth Urania working group, which taught children and young people the basics of astronomy.