1026 Ingrid

1026 Ingrid
Discovery[1]
Discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
Discovery site Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
Discovery date 13 August 1923
Designations
MPC designation 1026
1923 NY
main belt
Orbital characteristics[2]
Epoch 30 November 2008
Aphelion 2.6633 AU
Perihelion 1.8456 AU
2.25441 AU
Eccentricity 0.181357
1236.37 d
80.817°
Inclination 5.398°
104.684°
212.281°
Physical characteristics
5.3 h[3]
12.589

    1026 Ingrid is an asteroid that was discovered by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth on 13 August 1923 and given the provisional designation 1923 NY.[1] It was named after the niece of German astronomer Albrecht Kahrstedt. This asteroid was lost after its initial discovery (a lost asteroid) and was reidentified in 1986 by Syuichi Nakano.[4] It is believed to have a rotation period of about 5.3 hours.[3]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 "Discovery Circumstances: Numbered Minor Planets (1)-(5000)". IAU: Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
    2. "(1026) Ingrid". AstDyS. Italy: University of Pisa. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
    3. 3.0 3.1 Székely; Kiss, L; Szabo, G; Sarneczky, K; Csak, B; Varadi, M; Meszaros, S et al. (2005). "CCD photometry of 23 minor planets" (ABSTACT). Planetary and Space Science 53 (9): 925–936. arXiv:astro-ph/0504462. Bibcode:2005P&SS...53..925S. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2005.04.006. web preprint
    4. Brian G. Marsden (8 December 1986). "International Astronomical Union Circular 4281". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Retrieved 12 December 2008.