1297 Quadea

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1297 Quadea
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date January 07, 1934
Designations
MPC designation 1297
Alternative names 1934 AD
Minor planet category Main belt [2]
Eos family [3]
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch November 30, 2008
Aphelion 3.2455 AU
Perihelion 2.7901 AU
Semi-major axis 3.01777 AU
Eccentricity 0.075454
Orbital period 1914.82 days (5.24 years)
Mean anomaly 147.182°
Inclination 9.009°
Longitude of ascending node 296.222°
Argument of perihelion 126.028°
Physical characteristics
Rotation period 6.259 ± 0.005 hours [5]
Absolute magnitude (H) 10.8 [6]

    1297 Quadea (1934 AD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 7, 1934 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory.[1] Named for the parents-in-law of Karl Reinmuth's brother.[7]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 02 February 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
    2. "1297 Quadea (1934 AD)". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
    3. Mothe-Diniz (2005). "MRC Asteroid Dynamical Families". EAR-A-VARGBDET-5-MOTHEFAM-V1.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved December 26, 2008. 
    4. "(1297) Quadea". AstDyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved December 23, 2008. 
    5. Oliver et al. (2008). "Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at the Oakley Southern Sky Observatory: 2008 March". The Minor Planet Bulletin 35 (4): 149–150. Bibcode:2008MPBu...35..149O. 
    6. Tholen (2007). "Asteroid Absolute Magnitudes". EAR-A-5-DDR-ASTERMAG-V11.0. Planetary Data System. Archived from the original on April 15, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2008. 
    7. Schmadel, Lutz (2003). Dictionary of minor planet names (fifth ed.). Germany: Springer. p. 106. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 2008-12-26. 
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