1218 Aster
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | January 29, 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1218 |
Named after | Aster |
| 1932 BJ, 1978 TJ5, 1978 VQ12 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.5099420 |
| Perihelion | 2.0181778 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1086023 |
| 1244.3148636 | |
| 152.27375 | |
| Inclination | 3.15892 |
| 63.88011 | |
| 69.39156 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 12.9 | |
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1218 Aster (1932 BJ) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1932 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1]
It was later named after the genus of flowers, Aster.[2]
References
- ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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