(2942) Cordie
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Asteroid (2942) Cordie |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Inner main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.2382 ± 0.0001 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1539 ± 0.0003 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 1.8938 ± 0.0007 AU - 2.5827 ± 0.0001 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 6.8187 ± 0.031 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 116.3837 ± 0.3505 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 154.9359 ± 0.3833 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | March 28, 2020 |
| Sidereal period | 3.35 a ± 0.0677 d |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 6.657 ± 0.183 km |
| Albedo | 0.262 ± 0.029 |
| Rotation period | ≈80 ± 24 h |
| Absolute brightness | 13.0 likes |
| history | |
| Explorer |
.svg){kind=small} Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
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| Date of discovery | January 29, 1932 |
| Another name | 1932 BG ; 1936 KF; 1976 GS 6 ; 1982 BG 2 |
| 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. | |
(2942) Cordie ( 1932 BG ; 1936 KF ; 1976 GS 6 ; 1982 BG 2 ) is an approximately seven kilometers large asteroid of the inner main belt that was discovered on January 29, 1932 by the German (then: Weimar Republic ) astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at the State observatory Heidelberg-Königstuhl was discovered on the western summit of the Königstuhl near Heidelberg ( IAU code 024).
designation
(2942) Cordie was named after the astrogeologist Cordula "Cordie" Astrid Robinson , who carried out this activity at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics . The naming was recommended by the American astronomer Conrad M. Bardwell after a recommendation by GV Williams .
See also
Web links
- (2942) Cordie in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (2942) Cordie in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
Individual evidence
- ^ 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 September 23, 2019] Original title: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . First edition: Springer Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg 1992): “1932 BG. Discovered 1932 Jan. 29 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. "
| predecessor | asteroid | successor |
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| (2941) Alden | numbering | (2943) Heinrich |