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Discovery
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| Discovered by | K. Reinmuth |
| Discovery date | 15 June 1934 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| Alternate name(s) | 1934 LA |
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Main belt |
| Eccentricity | 0.2345 |
| Orbital period | 3.772 a |
| Average orbital speed | 18.07 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 206.388° |
| Inclination | 23.348° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 298.466° |
| Argument of perihelion | 99.333° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | 12.2 km |
| Mass | 7.7×1014? kg |
| Mean density | 1.1 g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | 0.0017? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | 0.0043? km/s |
| Rotation period | 3.967 h |
| Albedo | 0.160 |
| Temperature | ~171 K |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.399 |
(1322) Coppernicus is an asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on 15 June 1934 by the German astronomer Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth in Heidelberg.
The name refers to astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, with the spelling according to the one preferred by the biographer Leopold Prowe.
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