1111 Reinmuthia

1111 Reinmuthia[1]
Discovery
Discovered by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg (024)
Discovery date February 11, 1927
Epoch October 27, 2007 (JD 2454400.5) TDB
Aphelion 3.2807812 AU
Perihelion 2.7085962 AU
Semi-major axis 2.9946887 AU)
Eccentricity 0.0955333
Orbital period 1528.7805682 d (4.19 a)
Mean anomaly 5.83045°
Inclination 3.88453°
Longitude of ascending node 132.52050°
Argument of perihelion 234.94564°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 4.02 h
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.67

1111 Reinmuthia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on February 11, 1927 at Heidelberg, Germany. Its provisional designation was 1927 CO. It was named in honor of its discoverer, who had discovered more than 380 now numbered minor planets.[2]

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=1111. Retrieved October 9, 2007. 
  2. ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.