1240 Centenaria
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Schorr, R. |
| Discovery site | Bergedorf |
| Discovery date | February 5, 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1240 |
| 1932 CD | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Aphelion | 3.3581945 |
| Perihelion | 2.3800995 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1704505 |
| 1775.1195691 | |
| 33.38222 | |
| Inclination | 10.15157 |
| 323.87646 | |
| 22.91263 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Albedo | 0.0673 |
| 10.1[1] | |
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1240 Centenaria (1932 CD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1932 by Schorr, R. at Bergedorf.[1] It was later named to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Hamburg Observatory (1933).[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.
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