1249 Rutherfordia
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A three-dimensional model of 1249 Rutherfordia based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | 4 November 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1249 |
Named after | The city of Rutherford |
| 1932 VB | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 83.46 yr (30482 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.3945435 AU (358.21861 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.0546766 AU (307.37524 Gm) |
| 2.224610 AU (332.7969 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.0763880 |
| 3.32 yr (1211.9 d) | |
| 31.042701° | |
| 0° 17m 49.365s / day | |
| Inclination | 4.873543° |
| 259.03766° | |
| 223.63094° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.07227 AU (160.409 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.66447 AU (398.599 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.638 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 6.205±0.4 km |
| 18.20 h (0.758 d) | |
| 0.2778±0.038 | |
| 11.54 | |
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1249 Rutherfordia (1932 VB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 4, 1932, by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1] It was later named after the city Rutherford in New York.[2]
References
- 1 2 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 102. ISBN 3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- Behrend, R. (2001) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
- Behrend, R. (2004) Observatoire de Geneve web site, http://obswww.unige.ch/~behrend/page_cou.html
External links
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