(2226) Cunitza
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Asteroid (2226) Cunitza |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Koronis family |
| Major semi-axis | 2.8672 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0836 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.6275 AU - 3.1069 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.542 ° |
| Sidereal period | 4,855 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.59 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | approx. 15 km |
| Albedo | ? |
| Rotation period | ? H |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | Alfred Bohrmann |
| Date of discovery | August 26, 1936 |
| Another name | 1936 QC 1 , 1939 DB, 1951 UA |
| 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. | |
(2226) Cunitza is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on August 26, 1936 by the German astronomer Alfred Bohrmann in Heidelberg .
The asteroid is named after Lydia Cunitz , a sister-in-law of the discoverer.