(2749) Walterhorn

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Asteroid
(2749) Walterhorn
Landessternwarte Heidelberg: Measurement report of the photo plate no. B6552 from October 11, 1937. Object number 05 (1937 TD) shows the first observation of the planetoid Walterhorn
Landessternwarte Heidelberg: Measurement report of the photo plate no. B6552 from October 11, 1937. Object number 05 (1937 TD) shows the first observation of the planetoid Walterhorn
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Epoch:  May 23, 2014 ( JD 2,456,800.5)
Orbit type Main outer belt asteroid
Asteroid family Themis family
Major semi-axis 3.1808  AU
eccentricity 0.1679
Perihelion - aphelion 2.6468 AU - 3.7147 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 0.3215 °
Length of the ascending node 354.7649 °
Argument of the periapsis 75.1426 °
Sidereal period 5.67 a
Physical Properties
Medium diameter approx. 14 km
Absolute brightness 12.5 mag
history
Explorer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Date of discovery October 11, 1937
Another name 1937 TD , 1971 ST 3 , 1971 TU, 1971 UT 3 , 1973 AC 4
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.

(2749) Walterhorn (1937 TD) is an asteroid of the main outer belt . In recognition of his services to popular education in astronomy , he was named after Walter Horn , the founder of the Solingen observatory, in spring 1992 .

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Image of the discovery of (2749) Walterhorn