(1232) Cortusa ( lat. Cortusa ) - an asteroid in the outer part of the main belt , which was discovered on October 10, 1931 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Rheymnuth , who worked at the Heidelberg Observatory. It was named after the genus of plants (flowers) primrose ( lat. Cortusa ).
| (1232) Cortusa | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | Karl Wilhelm Reinmouth |
| Place of discovery | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 10, 1931 |
| Alternative notation | 1931 TF 2 , 1930 OH |
| Category | Main ring |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0,1251 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 477.801 million km (3.1939 AU ) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 418.028 million km (2.7943 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 537.574 million km (3.5935 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 2084.877 days (5.708 g. ) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.601 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | |
| Longitude node (Ω) | |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 33.14 km |
| Absolute magnitude | 10,261 m |
| Albedo | 0.134 |
The period of revolution of the asteroid around the Sun is 5,706 years.
The first letters of the names of asteroids with numbers from 1227 to 1234, discovered by C.V. Reinmouth, form the acrostic G STRACKE - the name of the German astronomer Gustav Stracke . Strake did not want any celestial bodies to be named after him, and Rheinmouth had to cheat.
See also
- List of asteroids ( 1201–1300 )
- Classifications of Minor Planets