(2346) Lilio

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Asteroid
(2346) Lilio
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Inner main belt
Major semi-axis 2.3712 ± 0.0001  AU
eccentricity 0.1566 ± 0.0004
Perihelion - aphelion 1.9999 ± 0.0009 AU - 2.7426 ± 0.0001 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 5.9259 ± 0.0367 °
Length of the ascending node 244.6594 ± 0.4186 °
Argument of the periapsis 106.3336 ± 0.4365 °
Time of passage of the perihelion 19th July 2020
Sidereal period 3.65 a ± 0.0740 d
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 10.42 ± 0.284 km
Albedo 0.227 ± 0.034
Rotation period 3.031 h
Absolute brightness 12.3 mag
Spectral class SMASSII: C
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery February 5, 1934
Another name 1934 CB ; 1929 WV; 1929 XO; 1932 NE; 1951 YA 2 ; 1957 HW; 1958 TU; 1969 UM; 1978 EH 4 ; 1980 XP
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(2346) Lilio ( 1934 CB ; 1929 WV ; 1929 XO ; 1932 NE ; 1951 YA 2 ; 1957 HW ; 1958 TU ; 1969 UM ; 1978 EH 4 ; 1980 XP ) is an asteroid of the main inner belt that was born on February 5, 1934 was discovered by the German (then: Nazi state ) astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State Observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024).

designation

(2346) Lilio was named after Aloisius Lilius (approx. 1510–1576), who was actually called Luigi Lilio . He is considered to be the intellectual originator of the Gregorian calendar , so the name was made on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the introduction of this calendar and proposed by the American astronomer Brian Marsden .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. Ed .: Lutz D. Schmadel. 5th edition. Springer Verlag , Berlin , Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7 , pp.  186 (English, 992 pp., Link.springer.com [ONLINE; accessed on August 4, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1934 CB. Discovered 1934 Feb. 5 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. "