(2749) Walterhorn
Asteroid (2749) Walterhorn |
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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 ) | |
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 .
Web links
- (2749) Walterhorn in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).