1298 Nocturna

1298 Nocturna
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date January 07, 1934
Designations
MPC designation 1298
Named after Night
Alternate name(s) 1934 AE
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.6038479
Peri 2.6434079
Eccentricity 0.1537379
Orbital period 2016.4495231
Mean anomaly 264.09324
Inclination 5.49644
Longitude of ascending node 300.08324
Argument of peri 59.47017
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 40.04 kilometres (24.88 mi) ± 2.0 kilometres (1.2 mi)
Mean diameter[2]
Albedo 0.0578 ± 0.006 [2]
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.7 [3]

1298 Nocturna (1934 AE) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 7, 1934 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/lists/NumberedMPs000001.html. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 
  2. ^ a b Tedesco et al. (2004). "Supplemental IRAS Minor Planet Survey (SIMPS)". IRAS-A-FPA-3-RDR-IMPS-V6.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5mqp8r4gD. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 
  3. ^ Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0.. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080611192847/http%3A//www.psi.edu/pds/resource/astermag.html. Retrieved January 30, 2009. 

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