(1204) Rentia ( lat. Renzia ) is a small asteroid belonging to the group of asteroids crossing the orbit of Mars , which was discovered on October 6, 1931 by German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reynmut , who worked at the Heidelberg Observatory and was named after the Russian astronomer of German origin Franz Renzts [ 1] .
(1204) Rentia | |
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Asteroid | |
Opening | |
Discoverer | Carl reinmouth |
Detection point | Heidelberg |
Date of discovery | October 6, 1931 |
Eponym | Franz Renz |
Alternative designations | 1931 TE |
Category | Mars crossers |
Orbital characteristics | |
The Age of June 27, 2015 JD 2457200.5 | |
Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.2933970 |
Semi-axis ( a ) | 338.678 million km (2,2639199 a. E.) |
Perihelion ( q ) | 239.311 million km (1,5996926 a. E.) |
Afhelia ( Q ) | 438.045 million km (2,9281472 a. E.) |
Period of circulation ( P ) | 1244,199 days (3,406 g. ) |
Average orbital speed | 19.362 km / s |
Inclination ( i ) | 1.87981 ° |
Ascending node longitude (Ω) | 7.58308 ° |
Perihelion Argument (ω) | 313.70623 ° |
Mean Anomaly ( M ) | 238.65746 ° |
physical characteristics | |
Diameter | 12 km |
Rotation period | 7,885 h |
Spectral class | S |
Apparent magnitude | 15.97 m (current) |
Absolute magnitude | 11,928 m |
Albedo | 0.16 |
Current distance from the Sun | 2.006 a. e. |
Current distance from Earth | 1.751 a. e. |
The orbital period of the asteroid around the Sun is 3,406 years.
See also
- List of asteroids ( 1201–1300 )
- Small Planet Classifications
Notes
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . - Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition. - B. , Heidelberg, N. Y .: Springer, 2003. - P. 101. - ISBN 3-540-00238-3 .