1231 Auricula
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 10, 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1231 |
Named after | Primula auricula |
| 1931 TE2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 2.8927599 |
| Perihelion | 2.4449555 |
| Eccentricity | 0.0838944 |
| 1592.5260981 | |
| 345.61020 | |
| Inclination | 11.48564 |
| 342.12312 | |
| 246.95583 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0798 |
| 12.2[1] | |
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1231 Auricula (1931 TE2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 10, 1931 by Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth at Heidelberg.[1]
It was later named after a species in the genus Primula.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 100. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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