1232 Cortusa
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reinmuth, K. |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | October 10, 1931 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1232 |
Named after | Cortusa |
| 1931 TF2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.5913954 |
| Perihelion | 2.7919696 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1252358 |
| 2082.7059905 | |
| 310.27847 | |
| Inclination | 10.27904 |
| 262.06647 | |
| 336.47353 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.1339 |
| 10.20[1] | |
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1232 Cortusa (1931 TF2) 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 primrose family.[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. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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